Geography: Population Key Words Flashcards
1
Q
Birth rate
A
the number of births per 1000 of the population
2
Q
Death rate
A
the number of deaths per 1000 of the population
3
Q
Life Expectancy
A
the average age of which people live in a country
4
Q
Megacity
A
a city with a population of over 10 million
5
Q
Urbanisation
A
the growth in proportion of people living in towns & cities compared to the countryside
6
Q
Ageing population
A
a population with lots of old people, aged 65+ ,because of a low birth rate & a high life expectancy
7
Q
Migration
A
the movement of people from one country to another
8
Q
Population policy
A
a set of measures taken by the government to alter the way of its population, either by promoting large families or immigration to increase its size, or by trying to limit births to decrease
