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How is global population changing?
till the 1800 the population grew slowly and in 1820 it reached 1 billion. In 1999 the population grew up to 6 billion. The global rate of population is now 1 billion every 15 years.
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Why is population growing rapidly?
The reduction in the death rate in LIC's anf MIC's. The birth rate is remaining high in areas of Africa, South America and Asia.
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How is the global population distributed?
the majority of the places with high population densities are found in the northern hemisphere.
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What are birth and death rates?
Birth rates - the no. of babies born for every 1000 people in a population. Death rates- the number or people dead/dying for every 1000 people in a population.
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Factors causing birth and death rates to change
Medical, Economic, Social and Political
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Why is population growing rapidly?

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The reduction in the death rate in LIC's anf MIC's. The birth rate is remaining high in areas of Africa, South America and Asia.

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How is the global population distributed?

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What are birth and death rates?

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Factors causing birth and death rates to change

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