Keywords - Population

Question 1

Life Expectancy

Answer 1

The average period that a person may expect to live

Question 2

Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)

Answer 2

The amount of children that die before their first birthday (per 1000 live births per year)

Question 3

Total Fertility Rate (TFR)

Answer 3

The average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime (15-45)

Question 4

Birth Rate (b/r)

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The number of births per 1000 of the population per year

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Death Rate (d/r)

Answer 5

The number of deaths per 1000 of the population per year

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Replacement Fertility Rate

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The amount of children a woman must have to replace the current population. (2.1% in the UK)

Question 7

Vital Registration

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When a baby is born its parents have to register the baby and receive a birth certificate. Deaths must also be registered.

Question 8

Border Control

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Monitors immigration into and emigration out of a country.

Question 9

Census

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Happens every year which ends in a 1 and allows a country to collect information about its population.

Question 10

Access to safe water

Answer 10

Measured by the number of people who have reasonable means of getting an adequate amount of clean water. Expressed as a %

Question 11

Access to sanitation

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Refers to the share of the population with at least adequate excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent contact with excreta. (Insects, Animals, Humans)

Question 12

Adult Illiteracy Rate

Answer 12

The proportion of the population over 15 who cannot, with understanding, read and write a simple statement about their everyday life and do simple mathematical calculations.

Question 13

Child Mortality Rate

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The probability (%) of dying between the ages of 1 and 5, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates.

Question 14

Literacy Rate

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The proportion of the population who can read and write a simple statement about ones everyday life and do simple mathematical calculations.

Question 15

Population Growth Rate (Avg Annual)

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The increase in a country’s population during one year, divided by the population at the start of the year.

Question 16

Prevalence of malnutrition under age 5

Answer 16

The percentage of children under 5 whose health and growth are jeopardized by the lack of proper food.

Question 17

Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)

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A method of measuring relative purchasing power of different countries currencies over the same type of goods and services.

Question 18

Demographic Transition Model

Answer 18

A model which refers to the transition from high birth and deaths rates to low birth and death rates as a country develops.

Question 19

Old Dependants

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People over 65 who rely on the state and the economically active to pay for their care and healthcare

Question 20

Economically Active

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People aged between 16 and 65 who are working and paying taxes to pay for the old and young dependants

Question 21

Young Dependants

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People aged under 15 who rely on the economically active (including their parents and the state) to provide them with food, education and healthcare.

Question 22

Dependancy Ratio

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Shows the relationship between the economically active and non-economically active population.

Question 23

Migration

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A permanent or semi-permanent change of residence of an individual or group of people

Question 24

Immigration

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Movement into a country

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Emigration

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Movement out of a country

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Net Migration

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The difference between the number of in-migrants and out-migrants in an area

Question 27

Refugee

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Persons unable or unwilling to return to their country of origin for fear of persecution based on reasons of race, religion, ethnicity or political opinion. Can also be those displaced forcibly by other factors

Question 28

Economic Migrant

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Someone who moves to improve their quality of life by getting a job

Question 29

Asylum Seeker

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Someone who comes into a country to receive support as they think their life is in danger back in their homeland

Question 30

Distance Decay

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The number of migrants in a country declines as the distance between the origin and destination increases.

Question 31

International Migration

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The movement of people across national frontiers for a minimum of 1 year

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Forced Migration

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The migrant has to move because of circumstances

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Voluntary Migration

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The migrant makes the decision to migrate.

Question 34

Internal Migration

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The movement of people within their own country

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Under-population

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Not enough people to take advantage of resources available

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Over-population

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Too many people for the resources available in an area to ensure a good quality of life

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Optimum Population

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Where the number of people matches the resources available and ensures everyone has a good quality of life

Question 38

Pro-natalist

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Policies which encourage population growth

Question 39

Anti-natalist

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Policies which discourage population growth