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| Question | Answer |
| The ____ economically developed, the _____ the birth rate | more, lower |
| What's the average birth rate in a LEDC? | 26-7 per 1000 |
| What's the average birth rate in a LEDC? | 26-7 per 1000 |
| What's the average birth rate in a MEDC? | 12-13 per 1000 |
| In which continent are the highest death rates? | Africa |
| What two things can cause extremely high death rates in LEDCs? | poverty and HIV/Aids |
| In 2006, what was the death rate in Swaziland? | 31.2 per 1000 |
| Name two economical reason for high birth rates in Africa and the Middle East? | children are expected to work to help family income, if one child does well the family could be lifted out of poverty |
| Name three social reasons for high birth rates in Africa and the Middle East | women have little education and marry young, family planning not widely used, families with 5+ children is considered normal |
| Name two political reasons for high birth rates in Africa and the Middle East? | some governments and religions don't approve of birth control, family-planning clinics are not always available |
| Give three social reasons for low birth rates in Europe? | well educated and career orientated women, 1-2 children is the normal family size, family planning used by almost all couples |
| Give two economical reasons for low birth rates in Europe? | children unlikely to contribute to family income, average cost of bringing up a child in the UK in 2005= over £60,000 |
| Give one political reason for low birth rates in Europe? | governments support and finance family planning |
| Why did death rates fall everywhere in the late 1900s? | improved medical knowledge |
| What is the average death rate in the world? | 9-10 per 1000 |
| Which two types of healthcare improved in the late 1900s? | primary and secondary |
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