Describe four key population features of developing countries, four of developed countries, and two family planning methods available in Papua New Guinea.

Here are the answers to the short answer questions:

QUESTION 11
Four important features of the population of developing countries are:

• High birth rates
• High death rates (though often declining)
• High infant mortality rates
• A large proportion of the population is young (youthful population structure)

QUESTION 12
Four important population features of developed nations are:

• Low birth rates
• Low death rates
• Low infant mortality rates
• An aging population (higher proportion of elderly people)

QUESTION 13
Two methods of Family Planning that are readily and widely available to the people in Papua New Guinea are:

• Contraceptive pills
• Injectable contraceptives