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Paper 2 · November 2003 · Population Geography

What demographic term describes the difference between a population's birth rate and death rate, expressed as a rate of population growth that excludes migration?

Model answer

natural increase

Also accepted: rate of natural increase, natural population increase

Explanation

Natural increase is the difference between the birth rate and the death rate in a population, expressed as a percentage or rate of growth; it excludes migration, which is accounted for separately when calculating a population's overall growth rate.

Derived from ZIMSEC Geography Paper 2, November 2003, Q3

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