World Population 🌎 Flashcards
What is the birth rate?
The number of babies born in each country per year
What is the death rate?
The number of people who die in each country per year.
How are population rates measured?
These rates are measured for each 1000 of the population.
THIS IS NOT A QUESTION JUST INFORMATION
Country birth rate and death rate Example
◽️FOR EXAMPLE◽️
▪️A country’s birth rate is 10. This means that 10 people are born for every 1000 of the population per year.
▪️If the country’s population was 10,000 then there would be 100 extra people in the country after one year.
What is the world population?
(not number, the explanation)
The world population is the total number of people alive on the Earth at a given time
How many people die every second?
2
How many people are born every second
5
What is the population gain?
3 people per second
Developing countries have higher ______ ______
Birth rates
Developing countries have lower _____ _____
Death rates
What is the equation for natural increase
Natural increase🟰Birth Rate➖Death Rate
If the equation for natural increase results in a positive number, is the country’s population increasing or decreasing?
Increasing
If the equation for natural increase results in a negative number, is the country’s population increasing or decreasing?
Decreasing
What factor has highly contributed to the world population explosion?
High birth rates combined with longer life expectancy