Factors Affecting BR And DR (Economic Status)

Question 1

How do people’s economies status affect birth rates?

Answer 1

Rich people usually have fewer children than poor people.

People in poor communities have more children so that the children can work on the land or in cities when they grow up.

Question 2

How do people’s economic status affect death rates?

Answer 2

Infant mortality rates are often high in poor communities, so poor people have large families to make sure enough children survive.

Question 3

What is the average cost of raising a child in America between 0 and 18 years?

Answer 3

$230 000 (over two million rand)

Question 4

What does rising food prices and transport costs do?

Answer 4

Rising food prices and transport costs put more pressure on parents to have smaller families.

Question 5

What are the costs of raising a child?

Answer 5

Clothing, healthcare, transport, food, education, housing and other.

Question 6

Why do people usually live longer in richer countries?

Answer 6

People usually live longer in richer countries because there is more access to health care and the health care is better, so death rates are lower.