Question

Define the terms: (a) fertility rate and (b) mortality rate

Answer 1

Population growth:

1. Fertility rate and mortality rate are the two defining factors of population growth.
2. The birth rate depends upon the fertility rate.
3. The mortality rate is also called the death rate.

Fertility rate:

The number of births occurring annually per thousand women belonging to a particular age group is defined as the fertility rate.

Mortality rate:

The number of deaths occurring per thousand people of the given population is defined as the mortality rate.