Demography

Question 1

birth rate

Answer 1

number of live births per thousand per year

Question 2

factors determining birth rate

Answer 2

proportion of woman at childbearing age
how fertile they are

Question 3

what do changes in fertility and birth rate reflect

Answer 3

more women remaining childless
women postponing having children

Question 4

4 Reasons for decline in birth rate

Answer 4

changes in womens position
decline in infant mortality rate
children economic liability
child centeredness

Question 5

changes in womens position

Answer 5

legal equality with men
increased educational opportunities
more women in paid employment
easier access to divorce
Harper- education most important reason for long-term fall in birth and fertility rates. change in mindset. family planning

Question 6

Decline in IMR