Ch18: Population

• How War affects the rate of population change:

  • It increases the death rate in an area
  • Also decreases the birth rate as soldiers are away and not at home
  • When the soldiers do return, a baby boom occurs. This is when many people are having children in the same period of time.
• How Health affects the rate of population change:

  • A good healthcare system lowers the death rate as there is access to vaccines and antibiotics to prevent disease and death
  • The availability of sanitation and clean drinking water reduces the spread of disease. Many developing countries have a high death rate due to a lack of clean drinking water and sanitation.
• How the Role of Women in society affect the rate of population change:

  • Their role in developing countries is to have children and take care of the family, meaning there will be a high birth rate
  • In developed countries, women have a job or career and can be childless. This means the birth rate in a developed country decreases.
  • In the developing country, due to their societal role, they are not given an education so they are trapped into having many children.