More Notes, yay

Alright so we took some more notes today on stuff like TFR (Total Fertility Rate). This rate is the number of children born per woman. For a population to remain the same this rate must be 2.1. The world fertility rate is 2.42, which is surprisingly low for all the times people talk about overpopulation. The US has a fertility rate of 2.01, yet our population is growing because of immigration, Nigeria with a sky-rocketing high 6.89, and Japan with a 1.4. The reason some countries, like Nigeria, have such high fertility rates may be because of A. children die young often so parents may want to have multiple children to atleast have some live on or B. In more traditional countries like India, families may want to carry on the family name so they may have 5 girls in a row and then finally have a boy. In places like Japan, the rate is low because most of the population is older and the younger people just aren't interested in having children. On the last note, Insular means to be proud of one's culture and not willing to leave their nation of origin no matter what.