Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1.90 per cent of the world population lives in about 10 per cent of its land area.
2.The 10 most populous countries of the world contribute about 60 per cent of the world’s population.
3.Out of these 10 countries, six are in Asia.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation: The term population distribution refers to the way people are spaced over the earth’s surface.
- Broadly, 90 per cent of the world population lives in about 10 per cent of its land area.
- The 10 most populous countries of the world contribute about 60 per cent of the world’s population. Of these 10 countries, 6 are in Asia.
Source: NCERT
