People Everywhere Flashcards
What are birth rates??
The number of births for every thousand of the population per year
What are death rates ??
The number of deaths for every thousand of population per year
What is natural increase ??
It can be found by subtracting the death rate from the birth rate and is given in %
What are LEDC’s
Less economically developed countries
What are MEDC’s
More economically developed countries
Why do LEDC’s have high birth rates and high death rates ??
High birth rates because of limited birth control and high death rates because or poor access to health care
Why do MEDC’s have low birth rates and low death rates ??
Because birth control is available so that means lower birth rates and more than enough food to eat which means low death rates
Describe the population pattern growth of the world
It went slowly, steadily and then rocketed
