a. Define true fertility rate (TFR): b. What TFR does the planot need to achleve

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a. Define true fertility rate (TFR): b. What TFR does the planot need to achleve in order to keop population below 8 bilion people 0. Givan currant trends, is it rossonable to beliave that the TFR of answor b. can be achieved? Y d. Explain the reasoning to your answer of c. above (5 pta) (5 pla) (5 pta) 12 10 Constant ferbit High fertility Medium fertit Low fertity 1000 '960 1170 'imo tS00 0 2010 2000 2000 2040 2000 7. According to the graph below a. The reason that most people migrate a distance of less than 50 milos is: b. The reason that most people migrate a distance greater than 500 miles is: (5 pts) (5 pts) Internal migrations within the U.S ,000 Housing related ea Employment-relaled neso Fanily-related reasn 4,000 13,000 2.000 1,000 50-190 200 400 Miles 130

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6. (a) True fertility rate - Number of child births per 1000 women of the specified age group.

(b) From the graph it is evident that in order to acheive the desired population TFR should be less than 1.5.

(c) No,Viewing the current trend s of TFR it can be estimated that the above goal is not going to be achieved. As the current TFR is 2.5 the population will be far more than the 8 billion.

(d) The population growth is following the trend which will lead to 9-9.5 billion of population,so in the above part it is predicted that the desired population can not be possible with the current TFR.

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