Global Demography Flashcards
Understanding the socio- economic environmental, and technological factors that influence population change
Global demography
The statistical study of human populations, especially with reference to size and density, distribution and vital statistics
Demography
Refers to the number of births within a population over a specific period
Birth
Number of deaths within a population over a given period
Death
The movement of people across regions or countries, either permanently or temporarily
Migration
It is about the trends and practices in world politics.
Global demography
It is the study of the issues and developments of the global population.
Global demography
It lays out the present condition of the world and it’s population
Global demography
- English economist and demographer
- “An essay on the Principle of Population” : the relationship between population growth and resources
Thomas Malthus
According to the Malthusian Theory of Population;
- population grows _______
- food supply grows _______
- implication: eventually, the population will outstretched food supply, leading to famine, disease, and war
Exponentially, arithmetically
What ate malthus’ predictions?
Population checks
Positive checks: famine, disease, war
Negative checks: moral restraint, delayed marriage, and lower birth rates
The continually increase in transnational and worldwide economic, social, and cultural interactions that surpass the boundaries of states, which altogether generates political implications
Globalization
A statistical study to determine world population that can be used to identify certain phenomenon in geopolitics, public administration, and others
Demography
Migration within a country, often fron rural ro urban areas
Internal migration- movement
Migration wherein people are often driven by factors such as conflict, economic opportunities, and environmental change
International migration-cross-border movement
