USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

NEW FRANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the main reason for population increase in the 17th century?
A
Natural Increase
B
Immigration
C
Hops and Flax
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Decrease in the death rate due to improved medical facilities with the birth rate remaining the same is one of the major causes of population growth in India. Illiteracy prevalent in major parts of India make people believe that ‘children are god’s blessings’ hence making them against the concept of ‘family planning’.

Detailed explanation-2: -The basic cause was a decrease in morality, as fewer deaths occurred in Europe. Birth rate increased, as well as women producing stronger babies. During this time, the bubonic plague disappeared.

Detailed explanation-3: -Population natural increase (or natural change) is the difference between the number of births, and the number of deaths over a period of time. If there are more births than deaths over a period, natural increase will have a positive contribution to population growth.

Detailed explanation-4: -With industrialization, improvements in medical knowledge and public health, together with a more regular food supply, bring about a drastic reduction in the death rate but no corresponding decline in the birth rate. The result is a population explosion, as experienced in 19th-century Europe.

Detailed explanation-5: -Human population has grown exponentially over the past century. It has done so largely by producing large amounts of food, and learning how to control disease. Ten thousand years ago, when humans first invented agriculture, there were maybe one million humans on the planet.

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