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3.7 Total Fertility Rate

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Question 1
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Define crude birth rate

Question 2
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Define general fertility rates

Question 3
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Define fertility rates

Question 4
4.

Mark ALL correct answers about world fertility levels.

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Question 5
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Mark ALL correct answers about replacement level fertility.

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Question 6
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Mark ALL correct answers about social factors affecting fertility rates.

(Select 4 correct answers)

Question 7
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Mark ALL correct answers about cultural factors affecting fertility rates.

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Question 8
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Mark ALL correct answers about economic factors affecting fertility rates.

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Question 9
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Mark ALL correct answers about political factors affecting fertility rates.

(Select 1 correct answer)

Question 10
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Mark ALL correct answers about demographical factors affecting fertility rates.

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Fertility is low in most of the least developed countries
Replacement level fertility is the level of fertility at which a population exactly replaces itself from generation to generation.
Improvements to health care cause more babies to die early.
Higher female literacy rates lead to improved knowledge of birth control, more opportunities for employment and more choice. This may lead to lower fertility rates.
Availability of contraceptives for couples with knowledge and desire to use it e.g. Rwanda, where 10% of women practice modern methods of family planning and where the total fertility rate is 5.12. In Brazil, 70% of women practice modern methods of family planning and the total fertility rate is 2.21.
In some countries, access to healthcare and education may be limited e.g. Afghanistan, total fertility rate of 7.7 with 0.17 doctors per 1000 & a female literacy rate of 13%.
Women have to stay home and care for children.
Women in some countries are obliged to produce as many children as possible e.g. Nigeria, total fertility rate 4.9.
Islam and the Roman Catholic Church oppose the use of birth control although this influence may lessen with economic development.
In many parts of the world religion/tradition demands high rates of reproduction.
The time spent in education and the cost of childcare makes it more expensive to have a child. In the UK (TFR 1.66) the estimated cost of raising a child to 21 is £166,000.
Children are seen as economic assets in LEDCs. They can be used as workers on land or to bring in more income.
Reduced access to formal employment and other income earning opportunities means women are forced to devote most of their time and energy to child bearing.
The time spent in education and the cost of childcare makes it cheap to have a child.
Countries with a large proportion of young people may continue to see a population decrease due to population momentum.
Countries with a small proportion of youth face population decline even if birth rates per woman increase e.g. Japan.
Countries with a large proportion of young people may continue to see a population increase due to population momentum.
High birth rates to compensate a high infant mortality rate e.g. Nigeria with a birth rate of 5.16.