Population Change Key Terms

Question 1

Exponential Rate?

Answer 1

Birth rate constantly increases (J curve)

Question 2

Birth Rate?

Answer 2

Number of live babies born per 1,000 of the population per year

Question 3

Death Rate?

Answer 3

Number of deaths per 1,000 of the population per year

Question 4

Natural Increase?

Answer 4

Birth rate is higher than death rate

Question 5

Natural Decrease?

Answer 5

Death rate is higher than birth rate

Question 6

Ageing Population?

Answer 6

When there is an increasing proportion of people over the age of 60 in a country

Question 7

Migration?

Answer 7

People move to a different place to live

Question 8

Immigrant?

Answer 8

People who move into a new area, with the intention of living there

Question 9

Emigrant?

Answer 9

People who leave an area, and plan on going to a new country

Question 10

Refugee?

Answer 10

Someone who has been forced to leave their home

Question 11

Net Migration?

Answer 11

Difference between immigrants and emigrants per 1,000 people of the population

Question 12

Push Factor?

Answer 12

Reasons why people want to leave a place

Question 13

Pull Factor?

Answer 13

Reasons why people are attracted to a place

Question 14

Natural Change?

Answer 14

Difference between birth and death rate, expressed as a percentage

Question 15

Life Expectancy?

Answer 15

Number of years a person is expected to live, usually taken from birth

Question 16

Replacement Rate?

Answer 16

A birth rate high enough to be the same size as the one before it

Question 17

Population Pyramid?

Answer 17

Type of bar graph used to show the age and gender structure of a country

Question 18

Infant Mortality?

Answer 18

Number of babies that die under 1 year of age, per 1,000 live births

Question 19

Child Mortality?

Answer 19

Number of children that die under 5 years of age per 1,000 live births

Question 20

Economic Migrant?

Answer 20

Some moving to improve their standard of living, they move voluntarily