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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, BHUBANESWAR.
                                Class VIII: SOCIAL STUDIES – GEOGRAPHY

                                     CHAPTER - 6- HUMAN RESOURCES

                                               (VIRTUAL CLASSES)


                                 NOTES FOR CHAPTER-6- HUMAN RESOURCES

        SUBTOPIC-  INTRODUCTION.-  Human Resources

        Human Resource


            •  is the ultimate resource as healthy, educated and motivated people develop resources are
               per their requirements

            •  is one of the building blocks for a nation’s development

            •  is not equally distributed over the world
            •  differ in their educational levels, age and sex

            •  More the population of a country has more it is considered to be rich in human resource.





        Distribution of Population


            •  The pattern of population distribution refers to the way in which people are spread across
               the earth’s surface.

            •  The distribution of population in the world is extremely uneven.

            •  Some areas are sparsely populated while some are densely populated.
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            •  More people live north of the Equator than south of the equator and almost 3/4  of the
               world’s population lives in the Asian and African continents.

            •  Most of the population lives in the tropical region of the world as this region is rich in
               resources.

            •  Very few people live in high latitude areas, tropical deserts, high mountains and areas of
               equatorial forests.

            •  Sixty per cent of the world’s people stay in just 10 countries.
            •  China is the most populated country followed by India. USA is the 3  most populated
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               country followed by Indonesia and Brazil.

            •  In India, a Ministry of Human Resource Development was created in 1985 with the primary
               purpose of ensuring that the people of India are healthy, educated and motivated.


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