Factors affecting birth and death rates Flashcards
What are the 5 Factors that affect birth and death rates?
Diseases, Economic Status, Family Needs (Attitudes and Beliefs), Conflict and Wars, Government Policy.
What are the main diseases that kill people in Africa?
Malaria, Tuberculosis, Diarrhoea, HIV and AIDS.
What do wealthier countries that poor countries dont have?
Proper medicines, hospitals and good doctors.
What is an epidemic?
A disease that affects a lot of people in one area.
What is a pandemic?
A disease that spreads to many countries.
What is Economic Status?
The amount of money someone has, or a group of people have, compared to other people.
do wealthier people have less or more children?
Less.
Why do people have more children?
To help in the home and in the fields.
What are the impacts of wars?
Affect the death rates
People have fewer children
People leave the country.
What did the government of China do with regards to government policies?
They made a one-child policy which helps solve poverty, overcrowding and environment damaging.
