Demography Flashcards
IS STUDY OF POPULATIONS, INCLUDING THEIR SIZE, STRUCTURE, DISTRIBUTION, AND CHANGES OVER TIME
Demography
DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY FOCUSES ON THE FF:
―POPULATION SIZE
―POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
―POPULATION STRUCTURE
―FERTILITY
―MORTALITY
―MIGRATION
―POPULATION DYNAMICS
REFERS TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITHIN A PARTICULAR GROUP OR GEOGRAPHIC AREA AT A GIVEN POINT IN TIME. IT’S A FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPT IN DEMOGRAPHICS AND ECOLOGY, PROVIDING INSIGHT INTO THE DYNAMICS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF A POPULATION.
Population Size
REFERS TO THE PATTERN OF WHERE PEOPLE LIVE WITHIN A PARTICULAR AREA OR REGION.
Population Distribution
REFERS TO THE COMPOSITION OF A POPULATION IN TERMS OF ITS DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS.
Population Structure
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS.
AGE, GENDER, ETHNICITY, EDUCATION LEVEL, OCCUPATION, MARITAL STATUS, AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS.
REFERS TO THE ACTUAL REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR OF INDIVIDUALS OR POPULATIONS, SPECIFICALLY THE PRODUCTION OF OFFSPRING.
fertility
IN DEMOGRAPHY REFERS TO THE OCCURRENCE OF DEATH WITHIN A POPULATION.
Mortality
IN DEMOGRAPHY REFERS TO THE STUDY OF HOW POPULATIONS CHANGE OVER TIME DUE TO VARIOUS FACTORS
Population Dynamics
POPULATION GROWTH TENDS TO OUTPACE RESOURCE GROWTH, LEADING TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES.
Malthusian Theory
REFERS TO THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER, TYPICALLY INVOLVING A CHANGE IN RESIDENCE.
Migration
IS A PERSON WHO MOVES FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER, EITHER WITHIN A COUNTRY (INTERNAL MIGRANT) OR ACROSS INTERNATIONAL BORDERS (INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT).
Migrants
IN MIGRATION ARE THE CONDITIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES IN A PERSON’S COUNTRY OF ORIGIN THAT FORCE OR COMPEL THEM TO LEAVE AND SEEK OPPORTUNITIES ELSEWHERE. THESE FACTORS MAKE STAYING IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY UNDESIRABLE OR UNTENABLE.
Push Factors
IN MIGRATION ARE THE FACTORS THAT ATTRACT INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS TO MOVE TO A NEW LOCATION OR COUNTRY.
Pull Factors
Two types of Migration
Internal Migration, International Migration