Category 17 · Geography
Human Geography and Population
9 micro topics in Geography for UPSC Prelims, in book order: Human Geography – Nature, Scope and Approaches; Environment and Human Interrelationship; and 7 more.
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17.1
Human Geography – Nature, Scope and Approaches
Human geography is the study of the relationship between the physical environment and the socio-cultural environment that humans have created, and of how human activities are distributed and change over space and time. It has passed…
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Environment and Human Interrelationship
The relationship between humans and their environment is explained by three ideas. Environmental determinism holds that nature controls human life, especially in early societies. Possibilism holds that nature offers possibilities from which humans choose, using technology.…
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Distribution and Density of Population
Population distribution is the way people are spread over the earth's surface, and density is the number of people per unit of land. About 90 per cent of the world's people live on about 10 per…
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Population Change and Demographic Transition
Population change is the result of births, deaths and migration. The demographic transition model describes how a society moves from high birth and death rates, through falling death rates and rapid growth, to low birth and…
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Population Composition – Sex, Age and Occupation
Population composition describes the structure of a population by sex, age and occupation. The sex ratio is the number of females per thousand males; age structure divides people into children, working-age adults and the elderly, shown…
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India Census 2011 – Key Population Patterns
The 2011 census counted about 1.21 billion people in India, a decadal growth of 17.64 per cent, the lowest since independence at that time, with a density of 382 persons per sq km, a sex ratio…
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17.7
Migration – Streams and Causes
Migration is the movement of people from a place of origin to a place of destination, permanently, temporarily or seasonally. It may be internal or international, voluntary or forced. In India the streams are rural to…
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Consequences of Migration
Migration has economic, demographic, social, environmental and political consequences for both the origin and the destination. It brings remittances, labour and skills but also brain drain, ageing villages, congestion, slums and social tension. India receives the…
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17.9
Indian Diaspora
The Indian diaspora is the community of about 35 million people of Indian origin and Indian citizens living abroad, the largest diaspora in the world. It includes non-resident Indians, who hold Indian passports, and persons of…
Frequently asked questions
Which topics are in Human Geography and Population?
Human Geography and Population has 9 micro topics in Geography: Human Geography – Nature, Scope and Approaches; Environment and Human Interrelationship; Distribution and Density of Population; Population Change and Demographic Transition; Population Composition – Sex, Age and Occupation; India Census 2011 – Key Population Patterns; Migration – Streams and Causes; Consequences of Migration; Indian Diaspora.
Is Human Geography and Population important for UPSC Prelims?
Human Geography and Population is a part of the UPSC Prelims Geography syllabus map on MaargX UPSC. Each of its 9 published topics has key terms, a Mains angle and practice questions.