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Ans: Gender-wise distribution of population: Gender-wise distribution of population means division of population on the basis of being male or female. According to the facts and figures of 2018-19, males constitute about 51 % of the total population of Pakistan, while females constitute about 49% of it. People move to urban areas from rural areas … Read more
Ans: Political and Social Conditions: The areas which have peaceful political conditions and where people have social freedom and economic facilities are heavily populated. Sometimes for religious, political or social reasons people are forced to move from one area to another. Such was the migration of millions of Muslims from India to Pakistan at the … Read more
Ans: Water Reserves: Most of the population of the world is settled around water reserves. For example, the largest and most densely populated city of Pakistan, Karachi is located along the coast of the Arabian Sea. In Punjab and Sindh, cities with more population are settled near rivers, whereas shortage of water in areas distant … Read more
Ans: Mineral resources: In the areas which have valuable, mineral reserves e.g. coal, iron, oil, gas or precious stones etc, many people there gather to earn a livelihood. In such areas, there are means of transportation as well. Near such areas, mills and factories are also established. Large industrial cities come into being and population … Read more
Ans: Trade and Industrial Areas: The areas which are located on or near trade highways have an increase in population. Besides land routes, sea and air routes hold great importance as well. Therefore, those cities and areas which have large seaports and airports along with trade markets grow in population as well. Those areas where … Read more
Ans: Climate: The health of people living in a favourable climate is good. Timely rainfall leads to high agricultural production and abundant availability of food. That is why such areas usually are heavily populated. Large ancient cities existed near river banks. Temperate and semi hot climates where there is a lot of rainfall become densely … Read more
Ans: Geographical Factors: An area which has level, soft and fertile land is easy to populate. Here resources and means of living can be easily obtained by farming and gardening. In such areas, living, building houses and obtaining the necessities of life is relatively easy. That is why these areas are overpopulated. On the other … Read more
Ans: Factors Affecting the Distribution and Density of Population: No country has uniform distribution and density of population. Some areas are heavily populated, some lightly populated and some have an average population. Many factors affect the distribution and density of population. Some are natural factors and some are human factors. The factors are given below: … Read more
Ans: A census is generally held after every 10 years. The first census in the Indo- Pak subcontinent was held in 1881. After the creation of Pakistan, census has been held six times. The details are given below: Year of census Population 1951 About 33.7 million 1961 About 42.8 million 1972 About 65.3 million 1981 … Read more
Ans: Census: To develop a meaningful and successful plan for any country, the essential facts about different aspects of population should be available, such as total population and its regional distribution, ratio of rural and urban population, growth rate, population per kilometre, education and educational ability and significant professions of the people etc are on … Read more