Chapter 36, Problem 40A

Summary Introduction

To write:

How the concepts of population growth, natality, and birth rate differ.

Introduction:

The population growth is defined in the increase in individuals that reside in a country, state, country or a city. Population growth has slowly become a serious matter of concern for the world. Natality is actually is defined as the birth rate within a population. It can be expressed as the number of births per thousand individuals in a population. A birth rate is defined as the rate of the average number of children that a woman gives birth to in her childbearing years.

Explanation of Solution

The population growth is defined in the increase in individuals that reside in a country, state, country or a city. As the population increases the consumption of basic needs such as food and water in our day to day life also increases. Population growth has slowly become a serious matter of concern for the world.

Natality is actually is defined as the birth rate within a population. It can be expressed as the number of births per thousand individuals in a population. It is important because it is used to calculate the dynamics of a population. It is used to determine whether a population is increasing, decreasing or staying in a same size.

The number of births is usually taken from a universal registration system for births. A birth rate is defined as the rate of the average number of children that a woman gives birth to in her childbearing years.