IB Geography Changing population
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2025 )
Population - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The total
number of people living in a place.
Crude birth rate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
number of live births of a given area during a given year,
per 1,000 of the population.
Crude death rate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
number of deaths occurring among the population of a
given area during a given year, per 1,000 of the
population.
Natural increase - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
difference between the number of live births and the
number of deaths during the year. The natural increase
(or natural decrease) is negative when the number of
deaths exceeds the number of births.
Annual growth rate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
increase in a country's population during a period of time,
usually one year, expressed as a percentage of the
population at the start of that period. Reflects the number
of birth and deaths and migration.
, IB Geography Changing population
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2025 )
Total fertility rate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
average number of children a woman can expect to have
given current fertility rates.
Replacement rate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
average number of children born per woman—at which a
population exactly replaces itself from one generation to
the next, without migration. This rate is roughly 2.1
children per woman for most countries.
Infant mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
number of deaths under one year of age occurring among
the live births in a given area during a given year, per
1,000 live births.
Child mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
number of deaths under five years of age occurring in a
given area during a given year, per 1,000 live births. i.e.
Probability of dying between birth and exactly five years
of age expressed per 1,000 live births.
Life expectancy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
average period that a person may expect to live.
Exam Question & Answers (Latest
2025 )
Population - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The total
number of people living in a place.
Crude birth rate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
number of live births of a given area during a given year,
per 1,000 of the population.
Crude death rate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
number of deaths occurring among the population of a
given area during a given year, per 1,000 of the
population.
Natural increase - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
difference between the number of live births and the
number of deaths during the year. The natural increase
(or natural decrease) is negative when the number of
deaths exceeds the number of births.
Annual growth rate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
increase in a country's population during a period of time,
usually one year, expressed as a percentage of the
population at the start of that period. Reflects the number
of birth and deaths and migration.
, IB Geography Changing population
Exam Question & Answers (Latest
2025 )
Total fertility rate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
average number of children a woman can expect to have
given current fertility rates.
Replacement rate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
average number of children born per woman—at which a
population exactly replaces itself from one generation to
the next, without migration. This rate is roughly 2.1
children per woman for most countries.
Infant mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
number of deaths under one year of age occurring among
the live births in a given area during a given year, per
1,000 live births.
Child mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
number of deaths under five years of age occurring in a
given area during a given year, per 1,000 live births. i.e.
Probability of dying between birth and exactly five years
of age expressed per 1,000 live births.
Life expectancy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
average period that a person may expect to live.
