BA 30310 Quiz: Foresight Quiz 1 Part 6
Foresight Quiz #1 Study Guide
• Demographic Trend - Uneven Global Population Growth:
o Contributing Factors:
▪ 1. Global Factors
• Changing Fertility Rates
o DECREASING to 2.1 children per female
o global reduction in the number of children per family
• Changing Mortality Rates
o DECREASING mortality rates as life expectancy is growing
o Graying Planet:
▪ related to longer life expectancy
▪ elderly populations are growing at a rapid rate, so
these older people will be depending on younger
people a lot more
▪ 2. Within Country or Region Factors
• Migration Rates
o People tend to migrate into a country where there are
better economic opportunities and better safety
o While there is too much growth in some areas, there is stagnant growth in
others
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