Question

C Explain how a country with a high birth rate could experience population decline.​

Answer 1

The younger a population, the faster that population grows because the birth rate is higher and the death rate is lower (Fig. 13-1). When birth rate is expressed per age group, it is called the standardized birth rate, as opposed to the crude birth rate of the total population.

Answer 2

It poses health risks for kids and their mothers, it basically takes them away from human capital investment, slows economic growth, and exacerbates environmental threats.