Factors Influecing Pop Growth

Question 1

All factors influencing population growth(there are 7)

Answer 1

• birth rate and death rate
• Migration
• population demographics
• social attitudes
• economy
• education
• healthcare

Question 2

Population demographics

Answer 2

The proportion of younger and older people in a population effect how fast it grows. Populations with a high % of ppl 15-45 grow faster

Question 3

What is growth rate?

Answer 3

A number that shows the increase or decrease in a population during a certain period of time, usually a year, changes are usually shown in a %

• pos gr= pop increase
• neg gr= pop deacrease

Question 4

Social attitudes

Answer 4

Populations with a higher average family size may grow faster

Question 5

Economy(influencing growth rate)

Answer 5

A strong economy can provide more job opportunities, a population with a large amount of employed females may have a lower growth rate

Question 6

Economy(definition)

Answer 6

The system by which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought in a country or region

Question 7

Educations

Answer 7

As edu levels increase, particularly for women, the avg marriage age increases. Women who marry later tend to have fewer children, which lowers the birth rate

Question 8

Healthcare

Answer 8

When children have easy access to healthcare, they’re more likely to reach adulthood, this increases the birth rate