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The World Population, Distribution, Density And Growth
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Distinguish between:

Birth rate and death rate.

Answer

Birth Rate

Death Rate

(i)The crude birth rate (CBR) is expressed as number of live births in a year per thousand of women.

(ii)It is calculated as:

B = Live births during a year in a country.

P = Population in mid year.

(i)Crude Death Rate is expressed in terms of number of deaths in a particular year per thousand of population in a particular region.

(ii)CDR is calculated as:

D=Number of deaths in a year in that country P = Mid year population for the year.

(iii)In less developing countries crude birth rate is very high as compared to developed countries.

(iii)The crude death rate is commonly used to measure mortality.

 

 
   

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Some More Questions From The World Population, Distribution, Density And Growth Chapter

Which one of the following continents has the highest growth of population?

Which one of the following is not an area of sparse population?

Which one of the following is not a push factor?

Which one of the following is not a fact?

Name three geographical factors that influence the distribution of population.

There are a number of areas with high population density in the world. Why does this happen?

What are the three components of population change?

Distinguish between:

Birth rate and death rate.

Distinguish between:

Push factors and pull factors of migration.

Discuss the factors influencing the distribution and density of population in the world.