Distinguish between population growth and population change.

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&nbsp;Distinction between population growth and population change:Population GrowthPopulation Change1. It is determined...

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&nbsp;Distinction between population growth and population change:Population GrowthPopulation Change1. It is determined...

Population Growth	Population Change
1. It is determined by the number of individuals added to the population and the number of individuals lost.	1. Birth rates, death rates and migration determine the population change.
2. Magnitude and pace are the two parameters that determine population growth.	2. High birth rate and declining death rates result in higher rates of population change.
3. Growth is worked out by adding initial population size, birth rate and immigration and subtracting from the gross total, the death rates + emigration rates.	3. Population change may be positive or negative. For example, negative if death and emigration rates are higher than the birth rate and immigration otherwise positive in its reversal.
4. A low annual rate yields a large absolute increase in a large population. Eg. The annual rate decreased to 1.93% in 2001 from 1991's 2.22% but there was an absolute increase from 163.09 million population in 1991 to 182.32 million in 2001.	4. It depends on several factors i.e., public awareness to family planning, restrictive legislation on immigration etc.