Discuss the role of any two factors influencing population change.
Why are people considered a resource?
People are a nation’s greatest resource. Nature’s bounty becomes significant only when people find it useful. It is people with their demands and abilities that turn them into ‘resources’. Hence, people are considered a resource.
The world population has grown very rapidly. Why?
The main reason for high growth rate of world population was that with better food supplies and medicine, deaths were reducing, while the number of births still remained fairly high.
What is meant by population composition?
Population composition refers to the structure of the population.