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Mortality rate definitely affects population growth, sometimes dramatically. Take for example the plague that hit Europe in the 14th century. 25% of the continent's population died and it took many years for the Birth Rate to catch up. The same thing happens in war.
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∙ 13y agoDeath is the characteristic feature of the population. When an individual gets older and dies the population decreases. Therefore, death decreases population.
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∙ 11y agoNice question actually. Since 2001, They started including dead bodies too while conducting the census :P :P
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What factors do you think affect your country's population growth in cuba?
death rate birth rate
Zero population growth is a characteristic of what growth?
Zero population growth is a sign of a low birthrate. Other factors that affect population growth include a stagnant Death Rate and a low mortality age.
Relationship between birth rate death rate and growth rate?
the birth rate is the rate of birth in a population, the death rate is the number of deaths in a population and the growth rate is the growing numbers of the population.
4 factors that affect the growth rate of a population?
Birth rate: The number of individuals being born into the population. Death rate: The number of individuals dying in the population. Immigration: The movement of individuals into the population. Emigration: The movement of individuals out of the population.
Calculate the growth rate of a population. (class notes)?
birth rate - death rate = growth rate
When calculating global population growth the death rate is?
death rate is subtracted from birth rate.
What are the main components of population growth?
The main components of population growth are birth rate, death rate, immigration rate, and emigration rate. Birth rate refers to the number of births in a population, while death rate reflects the number of deaths. Immigration rate is the influx of individuals from another population, while emigration rate is the outflow of individuals from a population. These components together determine the overall growth or decline of a population.
Population growth rate definition?
Population growth rate is the rate at which populations change in size over time as a fraction of the initial population. The formula used to measure growth rate is (birth rate + immigration) - (death rate + emigration).
How do birth rate and death rate affect a country's population?
If the birth rate is higher than the death rate, the population increases. If the death rate is higher than the birth rate, the population decreases.
How is population growth determined?
Population growth is determined by the difference between the birth rate and the death rate within a given population. When the birth rate exceeds the death rate, the population grows, and when the death rate exceeds the birth rate, the population declines. Migration can also impact population growth by adding or subtracting individuals from the population.
How do the concepts of birthrate and population growth differ?
Birthrate is how many people are born, while the population growth includes the death rate as well. If the birthrate minus the death rate is positive then the population growth is +. If it is negative there is a decrease in population (the population is - ). The population growth also takes emigation and immigration into the picture.
Why death rate is a factor that affecting the population growth?
The higher the death rate is, the fewer people there are on the Earth.
