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- 1Endemic diseaseA disease that is in a certain region.
- 2Fertility ratesAverage number of children per family.
- 3Ageing population.Less young people being born. More old people living longer.
- 4Infant MortalityDeath of an infant. (before age 1)
- 5Death rateHow many people die in one year per 1000 people.
- 6Quality of lifeA measurement of happiness of an individual or family.
- 7Literacy ratesHow many people can read or write.
- 8Population pyramidA pyramid showing population of a country.
- 9Dependantsold or young people who depend on others to address their needs.
- 10push-pull factorpush-bad
pull-good - 11Seasonal migrationMoving regularly dependant on season
- 12MigrationMoving from one place to another
- 13Country of originThe country you were born in
- 14Choropleth mapShaded map showing population.
Higher-darker colour
Lower-lighter colour - 15EmigrantSomeone who moves out of a country.
- 16Primary health carePreventive care like immunisation.
- 17DistributionWhere people are an how many of them.
- 18Economically activeSomeone who has a job
- 19Family PlanningA scheme to lower birth rates and educate.
- 20LEDCA less economically developed country
- 21MEDCA more economically developed country
- 22Economic migrantSomeone who moves to find work.
- 23ImmigrantSomeone who moves into a country.
- 24Rural-urban migrationMoving from a rural to urban place.(countryside-city)
- 25PovertyNot having human necessities.
- 26Brandt lineThe line which separates MEDCS from LEDCS.
- 27Counter-UrbanisationWhen people or businesses move from rural to urban areas. (city-countryside)
- 28Life ExpectancyExpected length of time for someone to live.
- 29Densely SparselyDensely-A lot of people living in one place at one given time.
Sparsely-Few people living in one place and one given time. - 30Birth rateNumber of births in 1 year for every 1000 people
- 31Rural UrbanRural-countryside
Urban-Cities - 32Population densityAverage no. of people per square km.
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- GCSE Geography (Changing Populations) Flashcards on Key words, created by mmit on 27/05/2013.
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