Demography

Question 1

Birth rate is

Answer 1

Number of live births per thousand of the population per year

Question 2

Total fertility rate is

Answer 2

Average number of children women wil, have during fertile years
1.83 in 2014

Question 3

2 reasons for Changes in fertility and birth rate

Answer 3

More women remain childless

Women postpone having children

Question 4

4 reasons for decline in birth rates

Answer 4

Changes in women’s positions - persue career
Decline in infant mortality rate
Children are now an economic liability - less children
Child centredness (quality rather than quantity)

Question 5

Infant mortality rate is

Answer 5

Number of infants who does before there first birthday per thousand babies born alive per year

Question 6

Better IMR because of 3 things

Answer 6

Improved housing
Better nutrition
Better kowledge of hygiene

Question 7

5 reasons for decline in death rate

Answer 7

Improved nutrition 
Medical improvements 
Smoking and diet 
Public health measures
Decline of jobs like mining

Question 8

Life expectancy for men and women in 1900 and 2013

Answer 8

50, 57

90, 94

Question 9

Ageing population caused by 3 factors

Answer 9

Increasing life expectancy
Declining infant mortality
Declining fertility