Factors affecting population

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1. AGRICULTURE
   1. Intro of machinery-reduces no. of workers
   2. Don't need workers to work on land-families=smaller
      1. Population slows down
   3. Workers can work in factories-boosts economic growth
2. URBANISATION
   1. Moving of peeps from rural 2 urban areas
   2. More opportunities:jobs,education,better housing
   3. Smaller families-generally in urbanisation-pop. growth slows down
3. EDUCATION
   1. LEDC'S-education of girls at secondary schools
   2. Pop. slows down (LEDC'S)
   3. MEDC'S-parents may have fewer children-spend more $$$ on each child
4. STATUS OF WOMEN
   1. Education improves-opportunities for girls+women improve
   2. Women-can choose to have a career+ when to have a fam
   3. BR + pop. growth slows down
5. MEDICAL
   1. Increase life expectancy(vaccinations,medicine)
   2. Clean water+better hygiene(improved sanitation)
   3. Infant mortality decrease
6. POLITICAL
   1. Some countries-introduce policies to reduce BR
      1. 1930s-1970s China
   2. Japan want women to have more babies