1. Learning Objectives today
Review the work that you were set last week – (Misleading Graphs and Maps)
Assess your current knowledge of Population
Start our general introduction to the unit.

2. Do you know what these terms mean?
birth rate,
death rate,
fertility rate,
infant mortality rate,
life expectancy,
mortality rate,

3. What affects fertility?
Governmental policies (whether the government is pro-natalist or anti-natalist)
Religious Beliefs
Poverty/Economic prosperity
Tradition/Social beliefs
Average age for marriage
Existing age structures
Urbanisation
Literacy (with special emphasis on female literacy)
Infant mortality rate
Conflict (war, security, safety)