GEOG 1HB3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Total Fertility Rate, Infant Mortality, Doubling Time

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Geography
• Course: GEOG 1HB3
• Professor: Michael Mercier

Document Summary

Othe rs a re more optimis tic a bout our a bility to cope with incre a s ing numbe rs \ A ll globa l cha nge s in popula tion s ize ca n be unde rs tood by re fe re nce to fe rtility a nd morta lity. P 1 = popula tion a t time 1. P 0 = popula tion a t time 0 (be fore 1) B = # of births be twe e n 0 a nd 1. D = # of de a ths be twe e n 0 a nd 1. A t the s ub globa l le ve l, a third fa ctor be come s re le va nt: migra tion into a nd out of tha t s ubdivis ion of the world. I = # of immigra nts to a re a be twe e n time s 0 a nd 1.