Cengage Advantage Books: Sustaining the Earth 10th Edition by Tyler Miller,Scott Spoolman

Exercise 12

List eight factors that can affect the birth rate and fertility rate of a country. Distinguish between infant mortality rate and life expectancy , and explain how they affect the population size of a country. Why does the United States have a higher infant mortality rate than a number of other countries? What is migration ? Describe immigration into the United States and the issues it raises.