world human geography section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

The demographic transition model was propounded by F.W. Notestein. Frank Wallace Notestein (August 16, 1902 – February 19, 1983) was an American demographer who contributed significantly to the development of science.

He was the founding director of the Office of Population Research at Princeton University, and later president of the Population Council. He was also the first director of the Population Division of the United Nations, 1946–1948.

Answer: (c)

Largest Coral Reef of the world is in Australia named the Great Barrier Reef composed of over 2900 individual reefs and 900 islands.

Answer: (d)

Demographic transition refers to the transition from a high death rate and high birth rate to low death and birth rates, as a country develops from a pre-industrial to industrialised economic system.

Answer: (b)

The kimono is a Japanese traditional garment that is most often worn by women, and on special occasions. It is in form of full-length robes that is always used in important festival or formal moments. It is the representative of polite and very formal clothing.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (a)

Pygmies are nomadic hunter-gatherers who live in the equatorial rainforests of central Africa as well as parts of southeast Asia.

They are nomadic and obtain their food through a mix of foraging, hunting, fishing, and trading with inhabitants of neighbouring villages. Their cultural identity is very closely tied to the rainforest, as are their spiritual and religious views.