Q8 of 40 Page 1

‘‘In Western countries of the World, males outnumber females in rural areas and females outnumber the males in urban areas.’’ Evaluate the statement.

In western countries like the USA, Canada and Europe number of males outnumbers females in rural areas whereas the number of females outnumbers the males in urban areas. The number of females are more in urban areas because of the availability of vast number of job opportunities for females coming from rural areas. Similarly, there are more number of males in rural areas as agriculture is highly-mechanized and is a male-dominated occupation in rural areas of these countries.


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