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Top ten countries by population

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China, India, USA, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Brazil, Bangladesh, Russia, Mexico

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Three determinants of population growth

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births, deaths, migration

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Birth rate

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The number of live births per 1000 population

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Death rate

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the ratio of deaths to the population of a particular area or during a particular period of time, usually calculated as the number of deaths per one thousand people per year

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Net migration

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the net total of migrants during a period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants

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Emigrant

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a person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another.

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Immigrant

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a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country

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Rate of natural increase

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subtracting the crude death rate (CDR) from the crude birth rate (CBR) and then dividing by 10

This value represents the estimated rate of population growth

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Total fertility rate

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the average number of children that would be born to a female over their lifetime per country

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Replacement fertility rate

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Replacement level fertility” is the total fertility rate—the average number of children born per woman—at which a population exactly replaces itself from one generation to the next, without migration.

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Life expectancy

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the average period that a person may expect to live.

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Dependency ratio

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100 x (Population (0-14) + Population (65+)) / Population (15-64)

Measure of how many people depend on the working class

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“Goldilocks Moment”

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When there aren’t many people that depend on the working class (there are more working class than others)

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Expansive population pyramid

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High birth rate, high death rate, short life expectancy, fall in dependency ratio so more middle aged people

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Stationary population pyramid

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Declining birth rate, low death rate, long life expectancy, increasing population of 65+ age group

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Constrictive pyramid

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Very low birth rate, low death rate, longer life expectancy, higher dependency ratio

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Demographic transition stage 1

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Stage 1 is an undeveloped country.
Birthrate is high due to necessity and tradition.
Mortality rate is high due to malnutrition, disease, and a lack of medicine.
Growth rate is low, zero, or negative.

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Demographic transition stage 2

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Stage 2 is a developing country.
Birthrate is high due to necessity and tradition.
Mortality rate drops dramatically as health care and medicine keep people alive.
Growth rate increases rapidly.

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Demographic transition stage 3

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Stage 3 is a developed country
Birthrate drops off as large families are no longer needed or desired.
Mortality rate continues to drop as people live their lives with health care.
Growth rate decreases.

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Demographic transition stage 4

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Stage 4 Developed countries
Birthrate continues to decline as children continue to become more expensive to raise.
Death rates continue to lower as people become healthier
Growth rate is low, negative, or zero

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Demographic transition stage 5

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RNI turns into RND, population is declining, death rate becomes higher than birth rate

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Refugee

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someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence.

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Internally displaced person

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someone who is forced to leave their home but who remains within their country’s borders

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Asylum seeker

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a person who has left their home country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another

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Push factor

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something that makes people want to leave a place or escape from a particular situation

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Pull factor

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something that attracts people to a place or an activity

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Intervening obstacles

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an environmental or cultural feature that hinders migration

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Intervening opportunities

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a feature (usually economic) that causes a migrant to choose a destination other than his original one

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Fears of migration

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Reasons why they might not want to leave

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Benefits of migration

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Reasons why it might be better to leave

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Remittances

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Money, goods, or services sent from one party to the other

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