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| Question | Answer |
| Zero Growth | A population in balance, there is no growth or decrease. |
| Natural Decrease | The death rate exceeds the birth rate. |
| Exponential Growth | A pattern where the growth rate constantly increases - shows a J curve graph. |
| Birth Rate | The number of babies born per 1000 people per year. |
| Death Rate | The number of deaths per 1000 people per year. |
| Natural Change | The difference between birth and death rate, expressed as a percentage. |
| Natural Increase | The birth rate exceeds the death rate. |
| Life Expectancy | The number of years a person is expected to live, usually taken from birth. |
| Newly Industrialising Countries | These include the Asian "tigers" as well as other emerging industrial nations such as Malaysia, the Philippines and China. |
| Asian "tiger" | One of the 4 east Asian countries - Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan where industry grew rapidly from 1960s - 1990s. |
| Replacement Rate | A birth rate high enough for a generation to be the same size as the one before it. |
| Rural to Urban Migration | Moving home from a rural area to settle in a city. |
| Age Structure | The proportions of each age group in a population. This links closely to the stage a country has reached in the DTM. |
| Gender Structure | The balance between males and females in a population - tell us a lot about a country or a city. |
| Infant Mortality | The number of babies that die under a year of age per 1000 live births. |
| Child Mortality | The number of children that die under 5 years of age, per 1000 live births. |
| EU European Union | A group of countries across Europe that work towards a single market, i.e. they trade as if they were one country, without any trade barriers. |
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