Demographics

Question 1

Demographics

Answer 1

Statistics of populations. Most common are
ageism
gender
race
ethnicity
sexual orientation
immigration

Question 2

Fertility Rate

Answer 2

Average number of children born to a woman during her lifetime in a population

Question 3

Birth & Mortality Rate

Answer 3

Usually measured as the number of births or deaths per 1000 people per year

Question 4

Migration

Answer 4

The movement of people from one location to another

Question 5

Ethnic Migrants

Answer 5

Ethnic groups emigrating to more industrialized countries tend to have higher fertility and higher mortality compared to the industrialized nation’s population

Question 6

Demographic Transition

Answer 6

A model used to represent drops in brith and death rates as a result of industrialization

Question 7

Social Movements

Answer 7

Organized either to promote (proactive) or resist (reactive) social change

Question 8

Globalization

Answer 8

the process of integrating a global economy with free trade and tapping of foreign labor markets

Question 9

Urbanization

Answer 9

The process of dense areas of population creating a pull for migration