World Population 🌎 Flashcards

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1
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What is the birth rate?

A

The number of babies born in each country per year

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What is the death rate?

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The number of people who die in each country per year.

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3
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How are population rates measured?

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These rates are measured for each 1000 of the population.

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THIS IS NOT A QUESTION JUST INFORMATION
Country birth rate and death rate Example

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◽️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.

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5
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What is the world population?
(not number, the explanation)

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The world population is the total number of people alive on the Earth at a given time

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6
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How many people die every second?

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2

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7
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How many people are born every second

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5

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8
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What is the population gain?

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3 people per second

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9
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Developing countries have higher ______ ______

A

Birth rates

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10
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Developing countries have lower _____ _____

A

Death rates

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11
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What is the equation for natural increase

A

Natural increase🟰Birth Rate➖Death Rate

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If the equation for natural increase results in a positive number, is the country’s population increasing or decreasing?

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Increasing

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If the equation for natural increase results in a negative number, is the country’s population increasing or decreasing?

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Decreasing

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14
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What factor has highly contributed to the world population explosion?

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High birth rates combined with longer life expectancy

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