GCSE geography birth rates and LEDCs amd MEDCs
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- Geography
- Birth rates and death rates
- Birth rate = No. of births per 1000 people per year
- Death rate = No. of people in every 1000 who die each year
- The difference in birth and death rates cause changes in population
- Natural increase (%) = B.R-D.R/10
- Changes in B.R and D.R
- In India, family planning programme been in place since 1930
- Has little effect over reducing birth rates
- Birth rates are falling in places such as Spain and Italy due to improved quality of life and education
- Social changes mean more people in higher education and women have their children at an older age
- In India, family planning programme been in place since 1930
- LEDCs and MEDCs
- LEDCs
- High birth rates
- High birth rates because: poor contraception, tradition to have large families, poor education, high infant mortality, early ages of marriage, children needed to help on farms
- High death rates
- High death rates because: many diseases, natural disasters, overcrowding and poor sanitation, poor diet, war and military coups, poor health care
- High birth rates
- MEDCs
- Low birth rates
- Low birth rates because: low infant mortality, late marriages, women go out to work, contraception widely available
- Low death rates
- Low death rates because: vaccination against diseases, good diet, high level of hygiene, large number of doctors
- Low birth rates
- LEDCs
- Birth rates and death rates
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