8.2 Ageing Population Keywords

Question 1

Ageing population

Answer 1

a country that has a higher proportion of elderly people (aged 64 and above)

Question 2

Birth rate

Answer 2

the number of births in a country in a year, per thousand people

Question 3

Death rate

Answer 3

the number of deaths in a country in a year, per thousand people

Question 4

Industrial revolution

Answer 4

the rapid growth of industry that occurs in a country, where there is growth in steam power

Question 5

Infant mortality

Answer 5

the death of children under the age of one out of every 1000

Question 6

Mega city

Answer 6

a city with more than 10 million inhabitants

Question 7

Natural increase

Answer 7

the birth rate minus the death rate, given as a percentage (%)

Question 8

Population pyramid

Answer 8

a bar graph showing the population divided into males and females in different age groups

Question 9

Urbanisation

Answer 9

the rise in the number of people living in urban areas compared to rural areas

Question 10

Youthful population

Answer 10

a country that has a high population of young people