Population

Question 1

What is population density?

Answer 1

The number of people per km squared.

Question 2

What is the birth rate?

Answer 2

The births per 1000 people per year.

Question 3

What is the death rate?

Answer 3

The deaths per 1000 people per year.

Question 4

Why has world growth decreased?

Answer 4

1. Improved family planning
2. Empowerment of women
3. Education of women
4. Government policies
5. Spread of AIDS and Malaria in Africa
6. Other diseases

Question 5

What does the demographic transition model show?

Answer 5

The relationship between birth rates and death rates.

Question 6

What happens in stage 1?

Answer 6

Both birth rates and death rates are high (about 35 per 1000).

Question 7

What happens in stage 2?

Answer 7

Birth rates remain high, but death rates fall rapidly to about 20 per 1000 people.

Question 8

What happens in stage 3?

Answer 8

Birth rates fall rapidly, to about 20 per 1000 people and death rates continue to fall slightly to about 15 per 1000 people.

Question 9

What happens in stage 4?

Answer 9

Birth rates are low (about 12 per 1000 people). And death rates are also low (about 10 per 1000 people). These numbers fluctuate slightly.