Natural Population Change
Natural Population Change
- Natural population change occurs when birth and death rates differ in a place
- If birth rates are higher than death rates then there will be a natural increase
- If death rates are higher than birth rates there will be a natural decrease
- Population also changes when people migrate into and out of an area
- Population change is also influenced by the following key vital rates:
- Fertility rate
- Infant mortality rate
- Replacement level
- Net production rate
Exam Tip
There are lots of key terms here that will be important to learn. You may not get asked directly to define them but if you can use them with confidence in your exam answers you will be credited with more marks for knowledge and understanding (AO1)