Population

The birth rate is...

• the number of children that a woman has during her lifetime.

• the number of births in a population in a specific period.

• the number of deaths in a population in a specific period.

The total fertility rate is...

• the difference between births and deaths.

• the number of births in a population.

• an estimate of the avarage number of children that woman has during her lifetime.

The death rate is...

• the number of deaths in a population in a specific period.

• the difference between births and deaths.

Which statements are true?

• Life expectancy is the number of years that a person expects to live.

• Life expectancy is different between women and men, and between different countries.

• There has been an increase in life expectancy.

• all of them are correct

Natural population growth is...

• the number of births in a population.

• the difference between births and deaths.

Population growth is influenced by net migration.

• False

• True

Population density is high when a lot of people live in a small area.

• True

• False

A complete demographic study examines

• age

• age and gender

• gender

World population increased because...

• the improvement of medicine

• better nutrition

• improvements in agriculture

• all of them are correct

In developed countries, the fertility rate is around

• 2.8 children per woman

• 1.6 children per woman

• 2.1 children per woman

• 1 children per woman