Look at the chart. Which of the following best explains what makes the
fertility rate different from birth rate?
Population
(in millions), 2004
Total area
(in square miles)
Population density
(pop./sq mi)
Birthrate
Fertility rate
Bangladesh
141.3
55,598
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2,542
30
3.3
Utah
2.4
82,144
29
21.2
2.5
O A. Fertility rate is a multiple of birth rate.
OB. The two terms are generally interchangeable.
OC. Fertility rate is a yearly measure, but birth rate is a lifetime
measure.
OD. Fertility rate measures average children per woman, not per 1000
people per year.