Question

11. The island Kingdom of Sylvania has a population of 500,000 people. Last year saw the joyful birth of 8500 new babies and the unfortunate passing of 3500 of the King’s loyal subjects.

    1. a) What were the crude birth and death rates last year?

    2. b) What was the Kingdom’s population growth rate during the year? (Assume no migrations.)

    3. c) Assuming no change in the growth rate, in roughly how many years will the Kingdom’s population reach 1,000,000?

    4. d) Based on your figures above, do you think Sylvania is more likely to be a developed or a developing country? Explain.

Answer 1