Why Did The Population 'explode'? Flashcards
1
Q
What are three possible wats for a population to increase?
A
The number of births can increase
The number of deaths can decrease
Immigrants can move to the country
2
Q
Why is it not because of immigrants moving to this country?
A
Hi after 1750 the number if people moving to britain was simular to the number of people leaving
3
Q
What weere the 5 things that made people live longer?
A
Farmers produced more food Vaccination was invented so britains worst diseases eventually dissapeared Anaesthetics were invented Gin was more expensive Soap was cheaper
4
Q
Why did the birth rate increase?
A
People had children younger
Improvement in labour by midwives
Parents had more children to send of to earn money
5
Q
What does maternity maternity mean?
A
Motherhood
6
Q
What does census mean?
A
A survey on the amount of population
7
Q
What is a population explosion?
A
A sudden increase of population
