Lesson 17 Human Geography of Tamil Nadu

Q1. What is population density?

Population per unit area Births per month Road length per village Number of schools only

Q2. What is a population pyramid used to show?

Age-sex structure of population River network Rainfall pattern only Soil profile

Q3. Which demographic feature can influence demand for schools?

Size of child population River width Mountain height Forest density only

Q4. True or False: Employment opportunities can attract migrants to cities.

True False Never Only after earthquakes

Q5. True or False: A village is generally a rural settlement.

True False Only an urban settlement Cannot be a settlement

Q6. Which demographic feature can increase demand for elderly care?

Growing elderly population Declining urban area More rainfall More mountains

Q7. Which factor most directly supports the growth of a large urban centre?

Jobs, services and transport connectivity Absence of roads Lack of markets No institutions

Q8. Which activity is closely linked with the fertile Cauvery delta?

Intensive agriculture Alpine grazing Desert pastoralism Glacier mining

Q9. Which is international migration?

Moving from India to another country Moving from Chennai to Madurai Moving between two villages Moving between districts

Q10. Which is a rural settlement?

Village Metropolitan city Industrial metropolis Capital-region megacity