Death Rates and Birth Rates

What is the birth rate?

• The number of babies born per year

• The number of babies born per 1,000 people per year

• The total population in a country

• The number of people dying each year

What is the death rate?

• The number of people dying per 1,000 people per year

• The number of deaths in a country per year

• The total population in a country

• The number of babies born per year

What is meant by "natural increase"?

• When the birth rate is higher than the death rate

• When the death rate is higher than the birth rate

• When the population decreases due to migration

• When more babies are born than people die in the same year

What is meant by "natural decrease"?

• When the birth rate is higher than the death rate

• When the death rate is higher than the birth rate

• When there is no change in population

• When the population decreases due to migration

If a country has a birth rate of 20 and a death rate of 10, what is its natural increase?

• 10

• 5

• 20

• 30

If a country has a birth rate of 8 and a death rate of 12, what is its natural decrease?

• -4

• -8

• -2

• -12

What factor is NOT directly related to birth and death rates?

• Access to healthcare

• Number of schools

• Living standards

• Wars and natural disasters

Which of these countries is most likely to have a high death rate?

• A country with a young population

• A country with many hospitals

• A country experiencing war

• A wealthy country with good healthcare

If a country has a birth rate of 15 and a death rate of 5, what is its natural increase?

• 10

• 20

• 5

• 15

What happens to the population during a natural increase?

• It stays the same

• It decreases

• It increases

• It moves to other countries