population

Question 1

Core and periphery

Answer 1

The concept of a developed core and an underdeveloped periphery.

Question 2

GNI

Answer 2

Gross National Income (now used in preference to Gross National Product - GNP). The total value of goods and services produced in a country together with the balance of income and payments from or to other countries.

Question 3

Migration

Answer 3

The movement of people, involving a change of residence. It can be internal or external (international) and voluntary or forced. It does not include temporary circulations such as commuting or tourism.

Question 4

Internally displaced person (IDP)

Answer 4

Someone who has been forced to migrate for similar political reasons to a refugee but has not migrated across an international border.

Question 5

International migration.

Answer 5

Permanent movement from one country to another.

Question 6

Population distribution

Answer 6

the pattern of where people live.

Question 7

population density

Answer 7

the number of people living in each unit of area (such as a square mile)

Question 8

Fertility rate

Answer 8

number of births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 in a calendar year.

Question 9

Life expectancy

Answer 9

the average period that a person may expect to live.

Question 10

Death rate

Answer 10

the ratio of deaths to the population of a particular area or during a particular period of time, usually calculated as the number of deaths per one thousand people per year.

Question 11

Dependency ratio

Answer 11

a measure of the number of dependents aged zero to 14 and over the age of 65, compared with the total population aged 15 to 64.

Question 12

megacity

Answer 12

a very large city, typically one with a population of over ten million people.

Question 13

Refugee

Answer 13

This is a person who has been forced to flee their home area

Question 14

Pull factors

Answer 14

These factors attract a person to an area

Question 15

Forced migration

Answer 15

This occurs when an individual is forced to move area, in many cases to ensure their own survival.

Question 16

Illegal immigrant

Answer 16

This is an individual that has moved to a country in which they are not legally allowed to be. They may have had an application for residence rejected, or may not have even applied for residence in the first instance.

Question 17

Voluntary (economic) migration

Answer 17

This occurs when an individual makes the decision to move area to improve their living standards.

Question 18

Push factors

Answer 18

These factors encourage a person to leave an area

Question 19

Asylum Seekers

Answer 19

Person who has left their country of origin in search of protection in another country, under the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, but whose claim for refugee status has been denied. ( seeking safety, country has not allowed them to stay there yet )

Question 20

Development Displaces

Answer 20

People compelled to move as a result of policies and projects to promote development.

Question 21

Environmental and Disaster Displaces

Answer 21

Also referred to as environmental refugees or disaster refugees.

Question 22

Smuggled People

Answer 22

These people are moved illegally for profit. They may include those who have been forcibly displaced as well as those who have left their homes in search for a better standard of living.

Question 23

Trafficked People

Answer 23

These people are moved by deception or coercion for the purpose of exploitation and profit.

Question 24

aging population

Answer 24

is an increasing median age in the population of a region due to declining fertility rates and/or rising life expectancy