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Population Change Flashcards

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Birth rate

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The number of live births per 1000 people per year - e.g. 17/1000

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Brownfield sites

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Sites that have previously been built on but have become available for new construction due to demolition or degradation of the old building.

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Census

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An official registration of the number of people (and the valuation of their estate), for imposing taxes and other general statistics of the country. Usually done once every 5 years.

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Contractive pyramid

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Population pyramid with quite a narrow base, showing recent decline in BR. (STAGE 3 DTM)

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Conurbation

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One large continuous area created as a city grows, absorbing other towns.

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Death rate

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Number of deaths per 1000 people per year

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Demographic transition

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Changing relationship between BR, DR and total population (DTM)

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Dependancy ratio

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The number of young and old people who rely on the economically active.

(% of

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Distribution of population

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The way people are spread across an area

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Doubling time

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Time take for population to double.

Divide growth rate% into 70 - e.g. growth rate 3.5 = 20 yrs doubling time

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Emigration

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The outward movement of people that involves crossing an international boundary.

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Expanding pyramid

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A population pyramid with a wide base showing a high BR. (LEDCs in Stage 2 DTM)

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Fertility

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Number of live births per 1000 women aged 15-49 per year OR average number of children each woman will bear.

Replacement level = 2.1

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Forced migration

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The migrant has no choice but to migrate due to their situation.

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Genocide

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The deliberate and systematic killing of people who belong to the same group (racial, social etc..)

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Gentrification

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Unplanned changes by which a family buy and renovate properties to re-sell and make a profit. The whole area improves and moves upmarket

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Green Belt

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Area which surrounds a conurbation. Difficult to obtain planning permission here. Acts to stop the sprawl of conurbations.

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Immigration

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The inward movement of people who have crossed an international boundary

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In-migration/ out-migration

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The movement of people between places in one country

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IMR

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The number of deaths of children who die on or before their 1st birthday, per 1000 live births per year.

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I filling

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The use of open space within a conurbation to build new housing/services. Often near where the Green Belt limits growth

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Internal migration

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The movement of people within one country

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International migration

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The movement of people across national frontiers for a minimum of one year

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Life expectancy

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The average age to which the population lives

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Longevity

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The increase in LE over a long period of time. Direct result of improved services and healthcare. Creates an older population

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Lorenz curve

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Graph that compares theoretical distribution with actual distribution.

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Malnutrition

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Lack of proper nutrition due to an unbalanced diet

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Migration

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Term for movement of people that involves a semi-permanent or permanent change of residence

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Natural change

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Change in population size due to the relationship between BR and DR

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Natural increase/decrease

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Difference between numbers of births and deaths for every 100 people. Expressed as %

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Net migration

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The difference between the number of in-migrants and out-migrants

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Optimum population

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Population at which the quality of life of the people is the highest possible at a given level of development

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Overpopulation

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Any increase in population reduces the average quality of life

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Population density

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The number of people in a given area - e.g. people/km2

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Population structure

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The breakdown of a country’s population - age and gender.

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Refugees

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Forced migrants… In fear of persecution, war, famine etc …

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Rural-urban and urban-rural migration

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Movement of people in/out of cities to the countryside. Urbanisation or counter-urbanisation

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Social housing

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Rental housing which may be owned by the state (not-for-profit organisations) with the aim of providing affordable housing

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Social welfare

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The well being of communities. Access that people have to jobs, services, healthcare, education, clean environment etc…

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Studentification

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When large family homes are too expensive so they move and the properties and subdivided and letted to students. This can downgrade the area as the area deteriorates

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Undernutrition

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Below the minimum level of dietary calorie consumption

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Under population

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When an increase in population could improve the average quality of life

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Voluntary migration

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The migrant makes the decision to move

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Ageing

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Population in which the proportion of people over 65 is increasing.

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