Sec 2 WB 2.3 Answer

* NA students, please read through these answers as they are also applicable to your worksheet.

Express

Qn 1(a)
Yes. Malawi probably experiences a high rate of population growth because the photograph shows a large family comprising five children.

Qn 1(b)

• The family size tends to be large as many couples marry at an early age. This increases the number of years that women have for childbearing.
• When many couples lack knowledge on family planning, they end up having many children and thus have larger families.

Qn 1(c)
High birth rate and low death rate

Qn 1(d)
Shortage of jobs, shortage of education, shortage of housing, shortage of resources, environmental problems due to increased waste production

Qn 1(e)
Education on family planning - In Bangladesh, family planning advice is given to people living in rural areas.
Incentives and penalties - In China, incentives and penalties are given out through the 'one child' policy to control the population growth.

please note: Common Test questions will definitely be more demanding than the ones found in your workbook.