Question

Define population growth. How is it related to birth rate and death rate?

Answer 1

Definition:

1. Population growth refers to the change experienced by the population size during a particular period of time.

Relation between birth rate, death rate, and population growth:

1. The difference between the birth and the death rate denotes population growth.
2. Population growth is positive if there are more births than death and negative if there are more deaths than birth.
3. Population growth depends majorly on fertility, migration, and mortality.