Population Flashcards
Birth rate
the number of births per 1000, per year
Death rates
the number of deaths per 1000 per year
natural increase/ decrease
the change in population
birth rate minus death rate
population pyramid
a population pyramid is a graph that geographers draw to show the structure of the population
Demographic
demographers study population change
Life expectency
the average numbers of years a new baby can expect to live for
young dependents
people under the age of 19
Independent cohort
economically active have a job pay taxes and are in between the age of 20-59
Old dependents
People over the age of 60
DTM
Demographic transition model
population explosion
a sudden rapid increase in population
Ageing population
this is were most of a country’s population are old dependents
Solutions to an ageing population
1) Provide government incentives for people to have more children, raising the birth rate
2) Raises taxes to pay for health care insurance for the elderly
3) Attract immigrant workers to the country
4) Raising the retirement age
