population Flashcards
child mortality
the number of children that die under five years of age, per 1,000 births.
Life expectancy
The number of years a person is expected to live, usually taken from birth.
Infant mortality
the number of babies that die under a year of age, per 1,000 births
Exponential growth
A pattern where the growth rate constantly increase often shown as a J-graph
Zero growth
population in balance
Birth rate = Death rate
Birth rate
the number of babies born per 1000 people per year
Death rate
the number of deaths per 1,000 per year
Natural increase
Birth rate is more than the death rate
places like Africa and Middle East
Natural decrease
The death rate is more than the birth rate
in counties such as Germany and Italy
Migration
the movement of people from one place to another
Emigration
is when someone leaves the country
Social migration
is moving to be near family
Economic migration
could mean moving to find work
immigration
is when someone enters a country
international migration
is when people migrate from one country to another
internal migration
is when people migrate within the same country or region
environment migration
to escape natural disasters
push factors
Are the reasons why people leave an area like lack or services, high crime , crop failure, flooding, poverty and war.
political migration
can be moving to escape war.
Forced migration
have no choice but to leave ( refugees )
pull factors
are the reasons why people move to an area like high employment, wealth, better services, good climate and fertile land.
Voluntary migration
persons choice to move
Labour migration
where people migrate because a country has better opportunities
Asylum seekers
people who are at risk if they stay in their own country
