POPULATION
THE FACTORS INFLUENCING POPUL ATION
P H Y S I C A L FA C T O R S
G E O G RA P H I C A L E L E M E N T S L I K E
C L I M AT E , T E R R A I N , A N D WAT E R
S O U RC E S S I G N I F I C A N T LY
I N F LU E N C E W H E R E P O P U L AT I O N S
SETTLE DUE TO THE
L I VA B I L I T Y A N D R E S O U RC E S
AVA I L A B I L I T Y.
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THE FACTORS INFLUENCING POPUL ATION
H U M A N FA C T O R S
HUMAN DECISIONS AND ACTIVITIES
SUCH AS GOVERNMENT
P O L I C I E S , C U LT U R E , A N D
T E C H N O L O G Y A L S O P L AY C R U C I A L
ROLES IN
D E T E R M I N I N G P O P U L AT I O N
D I S T R I B U T I O N PAT T E R N S .
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THE FACTORS INFLUENCING POPUL ATION
E C O N O M I C FA C T O R S
E C O N O M I C O P P O RT U N I T I E S
I N C L U D I N G J O B S , L A N D VA L U E , A N D
I N F RA S T R U C T U R E D E V E LO P M E N T
S T R O N G LY I M PA C T W H E R E P E O P L E
CHOOSE TO LIVE AND
THEIR SETTLEMENT DENSITIES.
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P O P U L AT I O N
CHANGE
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BIRTH RATE FACTOR
1. ECONOMIC CONDITIONS: HIGHER INCOME LEVELS
A N D B E TT E R E C O N O M I C S TA B I L I T Y O FT E N L E A D T O
LO W E R B I RT H RAT E S , A S P E O P L E P R I O R I T I Z E C A R E E R S ,
E D U C A T I O N , A N D P E R S O N A L G O A L S . C O N V E R S E LY , I N
E C O N O M I C A L LY D I S A D V A N T A G E D A R E A S , B I R T H R A T E S
ARE OFTEN HIGHER.
2 . C U LT U R A L A N D R E L I G I O U S B E L I E F S : C U LT U R A L
NORMS AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICES CAN ENCOURAGE
O R D I S C O U R A G E H AV I N G L A R G E FA M I L I E S . F O R
E X A M P L E , S O M E C U LT U R E S V A L U E L A R G E R F A M I L I E S ,
WHILE OTHERS EMPHASIZE SMALLER HOUSEHOLDS.
3 . A C C E S S T O E D U C A T I O N A N D H E A LT H C A R E :
E D U C A T I O N , P A R T I C U L A R LY F O R W O M E N , A N D A C C E S S
T O R E P R O D U C T I V E H E A LT H C A R E ( L I K E
C O N T RAC E P T I O N ) O FT E N L E A D T O LO W E R B I RT H 6
R A T E S , A S P E O P L E H A V E M O R E C O N T R O L O V E R FA M I LY
BIRTH RATE FACTOR
1. ECONOMIC CONDITIONS: HIGHER INCOME LEVELS
A N D B E TT E R E C O N O M I C S TA B I L I T Y O FT E N L E A D T O
LO W E R B I RT H RAT E S , A S P E O P L E P R I O R I T I Z E C A R E E R S ,
E D U C A T I O N , A N D P E R S O N A L G O A L S . C O N V E R S E LY , I N
E C O N O M I C A L LY D I S A D V A N T A G E D A R E A S , B I R T H R A T E S
ARE OFTEN HIGHER.
2 . C U LT U R A L A N D R E L I G I O U S B E L I E F S : C U LT U R A L
NORMS AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICES CAN ENCOURAGE
O R D I S C O U R A G E H AV I N G L A R G E FA M I L I E S . F O R
E X A M P L E , S O M E C U LT U R E S V A L U E L A R G E R F A M I L I E S ,
WHILE OTHERS EMPHASIZE SMALLER HOUSEHOLDS.
3 . A C C E S S T O E D U C A T I O N A N D H E A LT H C A R E :
E D U C A T I O N , P A R T I C U L A R LY F O R W O M E N , A N D A C C E S S
T O R E P R O D U C T I V E H E A LT H C A R E ( L I K E
C O N T RAC E P T I O N ) O FT E N L E A D T O LO W E R B I RT H 7
R A T E S , A S P E O P L E H A V E M O R E C O N T R O L O V E R FA M I LY
DEATH RATE FACTOR
1 . H E A LT H C A R E Q U A L I T Y A N D A C C E S S :
C O U N T R I E S W I T H A D VA N C E D M E D I C A L FA C I L I T I E S
A N D A C C E S S T O H E A LT H C A R E G E N E R A L LY H A V E
LO W E R D E AT H RAT E S , W H I L E T H O S E W I T H L I M I T E D
H E A LT H C A R E R E S O U R C E S O F T E N E X P E R I E N C E
H I G H E R M O R T A L I T Y.
2. LIVING CONDITIONS AND NUTRITION: POOR
LIVING CONDITIONS, MALNUTRITION, AND LACK OF
C L E A N WAT E R C A N L E A D T O H I G H E R D E AT H RAT E S ,
E S P E C I A L LY I N U N D E R D E V E L O P E D R E G I O N S .
3. AGE DEMOGRAPHICS: SOCIETIES WITH AN
A G I N G P O P U L AT I O N T E N D T O H AV E H I G H E R D E AT H
RAT E S D U E T O N AT U RA L C A U S E S A S S O C I AT E D W I T H
O L D A G E , W H I L E YO U N G E R P O P U L AT I O N S 8
G E N E R A L LY H A V E L O W E R M O R T A L I T Y R A T E S .
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