Question 1

What is total fertility rate?

Accepted Answer

The average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime

Question 2

What influences total fertility rate?

Accepted Answer

The age at which women have their first child

Educational opportunities for women

Access to family planning

Government acts and policies

Question 3

What is replacement rate?

Accepted Answer

The total fertility rate required for a population not to shrink

(~2.1; if TFR is below replacement rate, a population will shrink)

Question 4

What is infant mortality rate?

Accepted Answer

The number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births

(high IMR = lots of deaths)

Question 5

What influences infant mortality rate?

Accepted Answer

Whether or not mothers have access to good healthcare and nutrition

Question 6

What are crude birth rate and crude death rate?

Accepted Answer

Crude birth rate: the number of births per 1000 people

Crude death rate: the number of deaths per 1000 people

3.7 Total Fertility Rate, AP Environmental Science Flashcards