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Population Dynamics
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- 1Birth rateThe number of babies born each year per 1000 people
- 2Death rateThe number of people who die each year per 1000 people
- 3Demographic transition modelA simplified version of how population has changed because of changing birth and death rates over time in many countries
- 4Dependency ratioThe measure of the number of working people, compared with the number of people dependent upon them
- 5Dependent populationThe population below 15 and above 64 that does not work
- 6Economically active populationThe working middle group of a population (those aged 15-64).
- 7Economic migrantA person who moves for a better job and higher wages
- 8EmigrantA person who moves away from an area
- 9Environmental refugeeA person who moves away from an area
- 10Fertility rateThe average number of children born per woman
- 11ImmigrantA person who moves into an area from another area
- 12Infant mortalityThe number of babies who die in the first year of life per 1000 live births
- 13Internal migrationA movement of population within a country
- 14International migrationA movement of people from one country to another
- 15Involuntary migrantA person who feels forced to leave his or her country because of persecution, or the likelihood of harm if he or she stays
- 16LEDCA less economically developed country
- 17Life expectancyThe number of years that a person can expect to live (averaged for their country or region)
- 18MEDCA more economically developed country
- 19MigrationThe movement of people from one place to another
- 20Natural decreaseThe amount by which the death rate exceeds the birth rate. It is expressed as a negative figure
- 21Natural increaseThe amount by which the birth rate exceeds the death rate.
- 22Over-populationWhere there are too many people to be supported to a good standard of living by an area's resources
- 23PhysicalNatural. It includes weather, climate, soil, rock, natural vegetation, wildlife, relief and drainage
- 24Population densityThe number of people (or other items) per square kilometre.
- 25Population distributionHow the population is spread over an area
- 26PopulationIn statistics, population means all, and is not confined to people. For example, it could be all the trees in a forest or all the goats in an area.
- 27Age-sex pyramidA diagram used to show the structure of a population. It is also called a population pyramid.
- 28Population structureThe proportions (or numbers) of males and females in the young, middle and elderly age groups of a population.
- 29RefugeeA person who moves to escape hardship or persecution
- 30Rural-to-rural migrationA movement from one part of the countryside to another
- 31Rural-to-urban migrationThe movement of people from rural areas to live in towns or cities
- 32Seasonal migrantA person who moves for a period in the year when work is available and then returns home. Also movement of pastoralists to where water and pasture are available
- 33SocialConnected with people or society
- 34SustainableMeeting a need today, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
- 35TransmigrationAn involuntary movement of people within a country as a result of government policy
- 36Under-populationWhere there are too few people to exploit the resources of an area to their maximum potential
- 37UrbanisationThe increasing percentage of the population living in urban areas (leading to a growth of towns and cities)
- 38Urban-to-rural migrationThe movement of people from towns or cities to the countryside
- 39Urban-to-urban migrationThe movement of people from one town or city to another
- 40Voluntary migrantA person who chooses to move