1.1 Population Dynamics

Question 1

Birth Rate

Answer 1

Number of babies born per 1000 people in a population each year

Question 2

Death rate

Answer 2

Number of people who die per 1000 members of a population each year

Question 3

How do you calculate world population growth?

Answer 3

Birth rate - death rate

Question 4

Natural Change

Answer 4

The balance between births and deaths in any year

Question 5

Why does world population grow?

Answer 5

The birth rate is higher than the death rate

Question 6

Natural increase

Answer 6

When the birth rate exceeds the death rate

Question 7

Natural decrease

Answer 7

When the death rate exceeds the birth rate

Question 8

What was the world’s population in 1700?

Answer 8

750 million people

Question 9

What was the world’s population in 2000?

Answer 9

6 billion

Question 10

What is the world’s current population?

Answer 10

8 billion

Question 11

When did the world population explosion happen?

Answer 11

After 1750

Question 12

Overpopulation

Answer 12

Where there are too many people to be supported to a satisfactory level by the resources available.

Question 13

Under population

Answer 13

Where there are too few people to make the most of the resources available.

Question 14

Optimum population

Answer 14

The resources available can be used effectively and people can have a good standard of living.
Resources aren’t under-used or over-exploited.