Question : Write a note on the parameters used to describe the demographic transitions in the developing countries like India.
(2007)
Answer : Demographic transition occurs in societies that transition from high birth rates and high death rates to low birth rates and low death rates as part of the economic development of a country from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economy. Usually it is described through the “Demographic Transition Model” (DTM) that describes the population changes over time.
There have been many theories to understand the complex mechanism of population growth over a long period of time. Out ....
Question : What is the concept of a region? Discuss the types of region.
(2006)
Answer : For a geographer a region consists of contiguous or non-contigious spatial units which are similar to each other in terms of one or more chosen criteria. The concept of region dates back to the nineteenth century when Vidal de la Blache emphasised the significance of studying small homogeneous areas called ‘pays’ in France.
Though claims have been made that the unity of pays was destroyed by the Industrial Revolution, a renewed recognition of the purpoted character ....
Question : In urban geography, what are the concepts of primate city and Rank Size Rule? Discuss in detail.
(2006)
Answer : A Primate city emerges when a city becomes larger than any other city in country’s initial stage of urban development and thus develops an impetus for self sustaining growth. It emerges as the centre of economic opportunity and attracts the most energetic individuals and active minds from other parts of the country. Usually it becomes an expression of the national identity of the state in relation to other states and for this reason tends to ....
Question : Sustainable development.
(2006)
Answer : Development is a process about improving the well-being of people and sustainable Development sustains this process. Sustainable Development aims at efficient utilisation of resources without depleting it irreversibly.
The concept of sustainable development is very broad which incorporates in its fold all the ingredients of public welfare. The general principle of sustainable development adopted by the World commission on Environment and Development is as follows: “Current generations should meet their needs without compromising the ability of ....
Question : Discuss various strategies for correcting regional imbalances.
(2004)
Answer : Real world is characterised by diversity and this diversity is produced by major environmental contrasts, the uneven distribution of natural resources, and regional differences in the history of human development. Economic development is thus not evenly spread within countries, because environmental factors and the operation of economic and social processes produce spatial concentration and specialisation. In consequence there are usually widely differing levels of economic and social well-being across the regions.
Faced with spatial differences in ....
Question : Examine the concept of sphere of urban influence and discuss the qualitative and quantitative methods used in its delimitation.
(2003)
Answer : A city is not an isolated feature on the urban landscape. It has intricate relationship with its surrounding area to operate as a unified functional region. A city influences its surrounding area and simultaneously it is affected by its surrounding region. Economy of the city influences the activities of the surrounding region to a great extend while many of the needs of the cities are fulfilled by the countrysides.
Thus, cities and their surroundings are interdependent ....
Question : Critically examine the role of growth centres and growth poles in regional development process.
(2001)
Answer : Within a limited natural resources availability, different models and theories have been developed for faster and balanced economic development. Among them, the concepts of growth pole and growth centre are most important. In the last few years, for regional development these concepts have been commonly used. This theory is based on the concept of “hierarchicalintegrated regional development”. Persons like Perox and Bodmila have contributed a lot in this direction.
The process of economic growth produces marked ....
Question : Concept of optimum population.
(2001)
Answer : Optimum population may be defined as the size of population enabling maximum per capita output and the highest possible living standards under given economic and technological conditions. In any region, the pressure of population on its available natural resources depends upon the level of technological advancement. The technological advancement determines that the particular region is over populated or optimum populated or under populated. The ability of a country to absorb a large increase in population ....
Question : What is region? Discuss the types of regions and the methods of regionalization.
(2000)
Answer : It is very difficult to define a region because the concept had been used by different people to mean different things. The very Vastness and the amorphous quality of the relationship between man and environment has landed the Geographer in a maze. The concept is generally linked with space and has spatial dimensions. The followers of this subjective approach treat region only as an idea by excepting the nation as a one point economy and ....
