Migration Flashcards
Population
The number of people in a particular place
Population density
The number of people per km squared
Population distribution
How a population is spread out over an area
Birth rate
The number of babies born per 1000 people
Death rate
The number of people who die per 1000 people
Population growth rate
The speed at which the population increases
Natural increase
The difference between the number of births and the number of deaths during the year
Dense
Crowded closely together
Sparse
Widely spaced settlement - empty
Cluster
Grouped together
Population structure
How many males and females of different ages are in a population
Life expectancy
How long a person is expected to live
Migration
The movement from one place to another
Immigrants
People who move into another country
Emigrants
People who move out of a country into another
Net migration
The difference between both immigration and emigration in one country
International migration
When people migrate across borders
Economic migrants
People that move from one country to another to advance their economic and professional prospects
Asylum seeker
A person who has left their home country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another country
Refugee
A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. A refugee has already received a positive decision from the authorities on his or her asylum claim.
Illegal immigrant
A person who arrives in a country without permission
Persecution
Treating people badly because of their beliefs or race
Chloropleth map
A map that is shaded according to a range of values presented in a key
Urbanisation
When an increasing percentage of a country’s population moves to towns or cities
Hamlet
An isolated cluster of houses or farms, usually with no shops or services
Village
A community with a variety of houses, some shops and other services
Rural
In the countryside
Commute
To travel to and from another place for work
Commuter village
A village, often with housing estates, close to a town or city.
Counter-urbanisation
The movement from urban to rural areas beyond the suburbs and city green belt
