Population — Chapter Summary
ICSE · Class 10 · Biology
Summary of Population for ICSE Class 10 Biology. Key concepts: Population is a group, Demography is the statistical and Population density is.
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Population is the group of interbreeding individuals of a species present in a geographical region. Human population means the number of males and females of different age groups present within a geographical boundary. The study of human population is called demography. Population studies are import
Key Concepts
Population is a group of interbreeding
Population is a group of interbreeding individuals of the same species living in a geographical region. In human beings, it refers to males and female
Demography is the statistical study
Demography is the statistical study of human population. It includes study of population growth, composition such as age and sex ratio, and distributi
Population density is the number
Population density is the number of individuals of a population per square kilometre at a given time.
Natality or birth rate is
Natality or birth rate is the number of live births per year per thousand individuals of a population. Mortality or death rate is the number of deaths
Growth rate is the difference between
Growth rate is the difference between birth rate and death rate. Growth Rate = Birth rate − Death rate.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the meaning of population and demography
- Define population density, natality, mortality, and growth rate
- Explain population growth in India and its major causes
- Identify the problems caused by population explosion
- Describe the need for population control and family planning
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