Question

Which of the following are the characteristics of expanding population?
(i) Pyramid - shaped age structure.
(ii) An urn-shaped age structure.
(iii) Pre-reproductive and reproductive age groups become more or less equal in size.
(iv) Rapidly growing population with high birth rate.

• A. (i) and (iii)
• B. (i) and (iv)
• C. (iii) and (iv)
• D. (ii) and (iii)

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Expanding population is a population containing a large proportion of young individuals. Pyramid shaped age structure and an urn-shaped age structure are the characteristics of expanding population.