Define terms-
Life expectancy-
Number of people expected to live the time he or she is born.
Dependency ratio-
This is the ratio of the number of economically non active people to the number of active people in the country.
Sex ratio-
It is defined as the number of females per thousand males.
Subsistence agriculture-
Raising crops and rearing animals for use by family.
Collective agriculture
Farmer pool in resources for various farming activities.
Plantation agriculture-
Growing a crop on a large estates with huge capital investments.
Market gardening-
An intensive cash crop cultivation of vegetables, flowers or fruits.
Organic farming-
It involves using techniques to achieve good crop yields without harming the natural environment.
Sericulture-
Rearing of silkworms to obtain silk for their cocoons.
Pisciculture-
Breeding of fish, crabs, prawn etc.
Horticulture-
Cultivation of ornamental plants, flowers, nuts on small plots of lands.
Manufacturing-
The process of changing raw materials into products.
Primary industries-
Industries involved in extracting resources from sea or land.
Territory industries-
Industries dealing with the services and distribution of manufactured goods.
Secondary industries-
Quaternary industries-
Industries which are concerned with technological research and development.
Agrobased industries-
Industries utilizing agricultural and animal based products as raw materials.
Mineral based industries-
Industries depending on mineral ores for raw materials.
Forest based industries-
Marine based industries-
Sea/oceans provide raw material to these industries.
Private sector industries-
Industries owned by individuals or firms.
Public sector industries-
Industries owned and operated by the government and its agencies.
Joint sector industries-
Industries owned jointly by the state and the individuals.
Cooperative sector industries-
Industries owned and operated by the producers or suppliers of raw materials,workers or both.
Confluence-
A place where two streams or rivers meet.
Integrated iron and steel works-
A site where iron ore is processed and steel is manufactured as well.
Population density
It is measured as the number of people per square kilometer of land.
Birth rate-
It refers to the number of live births per 1000 in the population in a year.
Death rate-
It refers to the number of deaths per 1000 in the population in a year.
Immigration-
It is the movement of people into a country to stay permanently.
Emigration-
When people move out of a country to take up permanent residence elsewhere.
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