Population, exercices, 2nd ESO. KS3, Secondary School. Crude Birth Rate, Crude Mortality Rate, Natural Increase Growth, Density.

1. POPULATION
1. Have a look to the data of these countries and calculate their Natural Increase Growth,
Population Density, Birth Rate and Mortality Rate.
2. Compare them and try to explain the causes of high and low birth rates.
3. What factors influence the high mortality in developed countries?
4. Let’s focus on Nigeria. Try to explain why Nigeria has a high natural increase growth.
Population Growth and control in Africa
COUNTRY Total
Population
Total land
area
Births Deaths
Spain 46,067,000 498,535 km² 426,303 395,045
Great Britain 65,716,000 242,495 km² 775,908 568,840
Nigeria 173,600,000 923.768 km² 6,737,204 2,331,359
China 1,357,388,00 9,596,061 km² 16,5119,314 9,773,136
Brazil 202,769,000 8,516,000 km² 2,986787 1,240,946
México 127.017.000 1.973.000 km² 2.586.287 590.693
Australia 24,000,000 7.692.000 km² 246,240 202,560
COUNTRY Natural Increase
Growth
Population
Density
Crude Birth Rate Crude Mortality
Rate
Spain
Great Britain
Nigeria
China
Brazil
México
Australia
To learn more:
Population change and structure. Bitesizes. BBC.UK.
How to read large numbers in English
China Population
1,357,380,000
One billion
3 hundred and 57 million
3 hundred and 80 thousand
How to read large numbers in English