“There is an urgent need to conserve our mineral resources.” Explain the values needed to achieve this goal.
What is the meaning of density of population? Describe the four geographical factors that influence the distribution of population in the world.
How are rural settlements facing different types of problems in the developing countries ? Explain any five major problems.
What is transport? How do the factors of demand and routes affect the transport services throughout the world ? Explain with examples.
How has the ‘New Industrial Policy’ been able to maintain a sustainable growth in productivity and gainful employment? Explain.
How is the high technology industry latest generation in manufacturing activities? Explain with examples.
In the given political outline map of the world, five features A, B, C, D and E are marked. Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on its lines drawn near them :
(A) The country having the lowest population growth rate.
(B) The area of nomadic herding.
(C) The terminal station of trans-continental railway
(D) Mega City
(E) Sea Port
Explain any five economic and social consequences of migration in India.
Economic Consequences:
(i) A major benefit for the source region is the remittance sent by migrants.
(ii) Remittances from the international migrants are one of the major sources of foreign exchange.
(iii) Besides this, unregulated migration to the metropolitan cities of India has caused overcrowding.
Social Consequences:
(i) Migrants act as agents of social change.
(ii) Migration leads to intermixing of people from diverse cultures.
(iii) It has positive contribution such as evolution of composite culture and breaking through the narrow considerations and widens up the mental horizon of the people at large.