Questions and Exercises

1. What is the present size of the world population and at what rate is it growing? What is its doubling time?
2. Why did the population of the world grow at an extremely slow rate till the beginning of the nineteenth century?
3. What are the regional differences in world population growth and what are the reasons behind them?
4. What are the difficulties in predicting the future of world population?
5. Who is described as the six billionth baby? What is the significance of celebrating the birth of the six billionth baby?
6. Classify the countries on the basis of birth and death rates. Do you find any relationship between the two?
7. What are the developed and less developed countries?
8. Write an essay on patterns of international migration and its causes.
9. Should the developed countries show interest in improving mortality rates in the developing countries? Why do you think so?
10. Define:
1. cultural carrying capacity
2. demographic window