Chapter1 Flashcards
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annual growth rate
Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate
Crude birth rate
Number of birth per 1000 people in a population
General fertility rate
Number of birth per 1000 women aged 15-49 years
Standardized birth rate
A birth rate for a region on the basis that it’s age composition is the same as for the whole country
Total fertility rate
The average number of birth per 1000 women of childbearing age
Why do you get high birth rate
- For labor
- To look after them in old age
- To continue the family name
- For prestige
- To replace dead children
- Contributor to family income
Why birth rate cones down
- Children are costly
- Government look after people through pension
- Women want their own career
- Infant mortality rate comes down
- Change in traditions and belief
Infant mortality rate
The number of death of children less than one year old per 1000 live birth
Child mortality rate
The number of death in children under the age of 5 per 1000 children
Crude death rate
The number of death per 1000 people in a population
Death rate high due to
Lack of clean water and food Poor hygiene Poor sanitation Overcrowding Contagious disease
Life expectancy
Average number of years that a person can be expected to live
Population pyramids
- A wide base suggest a high birth rate
- A narrowing base indicates a falling birth rate
- Straight side show a low death rate
- Concave slop suggests a high death rate
- Bulge means high rate of immigration
Growth rate
The average annual percentage change in the population
Doubling time
The length of time for a population to double
Population momentum
Tendency for population to grow despite a fall in the birth or fertility level
Population projection
Predictions about future population based on trends in fertility mortality and migration
Dependency ratio
Population(<15 and >65)/population(15-64)
Potential ad and disad of youthful population
Ad Large potential workforce Low medial cost Innovation ideas Large potential market
Disad Cost of supporting school and clinics Food housing water Unemployment Population growth Crime rate
Older dependency ratio
The number of people aged 65 and over for every 100 people aged 20 to 64
three types of migration
Forced or voluntary
Long and short distance
International or national
Migration
Push and pull factors
Impact of international migration for countries
Brain drain
Losing skilled labor
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Migrant worker
Permanent or temporary
Long or short distance
Internal or internationals
