Geography: Population · Class 9 · CBSE Social Science
Which of the following terms is used to express the total number of inhabitants added to a country or region during a specific time period?
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Which of the following terms is used to express the total number of inhabitants added to a country or region during a specific time period?
- A.Population density
- B.Absolute increase in populationCorrect answer
- C.Annual growth rate
- D.Age composition
Solution
The absolute increase in population is obtained by simply subtracting the earlier population (e.g., from census 2001) from the later population (e.g., census 2011).
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