Lesson 3: Demography Flashcards
Determinants of Population Growth
Mortality
Fertility
Migration
Refers to a Female’s Total Live Births
fertility
refers to the ability of a female to get pregnant
Fecundity
Refers to the total number of deaths in a time and place
Mortality
The prevalence of diseases or activities that harm human life
Morbidity
the movement or transfer of humans from one place to another
Migration
A person who has lived outside the country of origin for more than a year
Migrant
An exodus of people leaving their country of origin due to conflicts (e.g. war), political persecution, and economic depression. But loyalty and attachment will still remain with the home country despite years of residing abroad.
Diaspora
Migration caused for economic reasons
Economic Migration
Migration caused by political reasons
Political Migration
Effects of Migration
Transformation of Families
Economic Remittance
Social Remittance
Culture of Migration
Brain Drain
Migration that has no loyalty to country of origin
Transnational Migration
Undocumented
Illegal Migration