Population Geography Flashcards
Population geography
The study of human population
Population density
The number of people per unit of the area
Demography—–>democracy
The study of statistics such as birth deaths or incidents of diseases, which illustrate the changing structure of human population.
Birth rate
Number of live births per 1000 population in a year.
Mortality rate
Number of deaths per 1000 population in a year.
Infant mortality
Number of infant deaths per 1000 births in a year
Population pyramid
A graphic device that shows sex End age distribution of a population.
Migration
Movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions.
Two types of migration factors
●push factors
●pull factors
Push factors
Factors that cause people to leave their homeland.
Pull factors
Factors that the draw or attract people to another location?
