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List out the impacts on society if the sex ratio is too low or too high.

Sex Ratio represents the number of females in per 1000 males in the population.

There are some regions that discriminate the genders and give priority to males over females. This results in a low sex ratio. The regions of low sex ratio are female infanticide and preferring a male child over the female. Low sex ratio indicates inequality between males and females and facilitates orthodox social norms like illiteracy among females, child marriages. This reduces childbirth.


High sex ratio implies equality between males and females. This means girls are more in number compared to boys, literacy among the females, no child marriages, no discrimination.


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Based on the following table, answer the questions below:


• Identify the number of centuries it took for the world population to double for the first time.


• In earlier classes, you had studied about colonization. Look at the table and identify the continents in which the population decreased by 1800.


• Which continent has been most populous for most period of time?


• Is there any content that is projected to show a significant decrease in population future?

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Compare Indian literacy rates with other countries:

Brazil, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Nepal, Bangladesh, Norway, Chile, Indonesia


What similarities and differences do you note?

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Distinguish between population growth and population change.