1. define crude birth rate, crude death rate, emigration rate and immigration rate. write an equation to mathematically describe the relationship between these rates and the rate of population change. what five countries had the largest numbers of people in 2008?
2. what is fertility rate? distinguish between replacement level fertility (rlf) and total fertility rate (tfr). how has the global tfr changed since 1955?
3. describe population growth in the united states and explain why it is high compared to those of most other developed countries and china. is the united states overpopulated? explain. about how much of the annual us population growth is due to immigration?
4. list eight factors that can affect the birth rate and fertility rate of a country. distinguish between life expectancy and infant mortality rate and explain how they affect the population size of a country.
5. using population age structure diagrams, explain how the age structure of a country creates population growth momentum. how does it affect economic growth?
6. what is the demographic transition model ? describe the four stages. list social, political and economic issues that can be addressed to developing countries undergo a demographic transition.
7. what is family planning? describe the roles family planning, reducing poverty, and elevating the status of women in slowing population growth.
8. describe china’s and india’s efforts to control their population growth.