Environmental Science 15th Edition by Scott Spoolman,Tyler Miller

Exercise 15

The chart below shows selected population data for two different countries, A and B. Study the chart and answer the questions that follow.

Calculate the rates of natural increase (due to births and deaths, not counting immigration) for the populations of country A and country B. Based on these calculations and the data in the table, for each of the countries, suggest whether it is a more-developed country or a less-developed country and explain the reasons for your answers.