Class 12 Economics: Population
Chapter 7: Population — explains the explosion, measures it through birth and death rates, identifies its causes and sets out the measures used to control it. It covers census trends, gender and age composition, rural–urban distribution, the social and economic causes of high birth rate, the four causes of low death rate, and the 2000 population policy. GSEB Class 12 Commerce Economics notes covering 4 topics: Population Explosion — Meaning and Trends, Birth Rate and Death Rate, Causes of High Birth Rate and Low Death Rate, Measures to Control Population.
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Population Explosion — Meaning and Trends
Population Explosion — Meaning and Trends — defines the explosion and reads India's census tables from 1901 to 2011. GSEB Class 12 Commerce Economics notes with a population staircase, a census timeline, a gender-ratio table and an age-composition chart.
Birth Rate and Death Rate
Birth Rate and Death Rate — defines both rates with their formulas and traces India's demographic transition. GSEB Class 12 Commerce Economics notes with two formula cards, a rate calculator and the fertility and infant-mortality data.
Causes of High Birth Rate and Low Death Rate
Causes of High Birth Rate and Low Death Rate — separates social, economic and other birth-rate causes from the four death-rate causes. GSEB Class 12 Commerce Economics notes with tabbed cause groups, an infant-mortality data card and a cause-to-rate map.
Measures to Control Population
Measures to Control Population — sets out the five control measures and the 2000 policy framework. GSEB Class 12 Commerce Economics notes with a measure-impact map, a women-centred education card and the policy timeline.