Money and Wealth and Its Impact on Birth Rates

Click here to explore the charts and graphs showing the percentage of women who have access to health care in developing countries around the world. Page 4 explains the results of this study done by the Population Reference Bureau.

Read the findings and use the information to respond fully to answer the following questions. You will also need this information for the assessment section at the end of the lesson.

Activity

After looking at the different pieces of data presented on the pages about Birth Rate, answer the following questions in your tool.

• How does education affect the birth rate of a country?
• Why do developed countries such as the United States and United Kingdom have such low birth rates compared to developing countries in Africa and South Asia?
• How does wealth affect the birth rate of developed and developing countries?
• What do you think is the most important factor in reducing the birth rate in developing countries?
• Why is birth rate reduction in these areas important?

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