Ph.D. Course Work Examination June July 2017
GEOGRAPHY Paper III and Paper IV
Recent Trends in Population Geography
Day Date: Friday, 30-06-2017 Max. Marks: 100
Time: 11.00 AM to 02.00 PM
Instructions: All questions are compulsory.
All questions carry equal marks.
Q.1 Explain approaches to the study of population geography with
special reference to recent trends.
10
Write short notes on any two: 10
Describe relationship of population geography with other
disciplines.
Explain significance of the study of population geography.
What is crude birth rate?
Q.2 Write in details of types of mortality rates. 10
Write short notes on any two: 10
Explain the crude death rate.
What is longevity of life?
Explain the fertility ratio.
Q.3 Explain the techniques of analysis in the study of population
geography.
10
Write short notes on any two: 10
Write the types of sex ratio.
Discuss on data source.
Explain the age and sex composition.
Q.4 Explain critically the Malthusian theory of population geography. 10
Write short notes on any two: 10
Discuss on optimum population theory.
Write the space and time dimension in demographic transition.
State the reproduction of degree of replacement.
Q.5 Describe the demographic transition theory. 10
Write short notes on any two: 10
What is the recent nature of population geography?
Explain the difference between birth rate and death rate.
How calculate the specific mortality rate?