Birth/Fertility rates & Population

Question 1

Definition of fertility rates…

Answer 1

average number of children a woman will have during her childbearing years

Question 2

Childbearing year ages…

Answer 2

15-44

Question 3

Fertility rates coincide with…..

Answer 3

the replacement rate

Question 4

What is the replacement rate?

Answer 4

the number of births needed to maintain the population at its current number

Question 5

Replacement rate in developed vs less developed countries…

Answer 5

developed- 2.1 , less developed- 2.3

Question 6

Fertility rate in developed vs less developed countries..

Answer 6

developed- 1 , less developed- 7 (Africa)

Question 7

Factors that affect birth and fertility rates…

Answer 7

religion, culture, economy, employment, government, education, literacy, infant mortality rates, abortions, accessibility of family planning

Question 8

The growth and decline of a population in a country is a result of…

Answer 8

the difference between that populations birth and death rates as well as the number of people who immigrate to or emigrate from that country

Question 9

What is crude birth rate?

Answer 9

the number of births per 1,000 people per year

Question 10

What is crude death rate?

Answer 10

number of deaths per 1,000 people per year

Question 11

Difference between immigration and emigration..

Answer 11

immigration- an individual moving into a region or country to live. (migrate into)
emigration- an individual moving out of one region to live in another (migrate out of)

Question 12

Changes in a population are affected by the countries…

Answer 12

economy, politics, medical care, natural resources, food, land, water, climate