Population Growth Flashcards

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Demography

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Subfield of sociology that examines population size growth composition and distribution

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Population trends

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Canada- slow population growth
World population increase of 80 million a year
2050 9 billion people

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Fertility

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Actual level of childbearing for individual or population. Based on biology 15-45, health and nutrition
And roles available to women in society.
Ex: in workforce fertility down, accepted age of intercourse, ideal family size

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Crude birth rate

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Number of live births per 1000 people in an entire population in a year

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Mortality

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Incidence of death in a population affects population size

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Crude death rate

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Number of deaths per 1000 people in a population

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Infant mortality rate

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Number of deaths under one year per 1000 in a year.

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Migration

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Movement of people from one geographic area to another for the purpose of changing residency

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Immigration

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Into geographic area

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Emigration

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Out of a geographic area

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Pull factors

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Democratic government
Religious freedom
Employment
Climate

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Push factors

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Political unrest
War
Famine
Natural disasters

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Baby boom

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After ww2 dramatic increase in births. Between 1946-1966

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Baby bust

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Decrease in birth rates 1966-present

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Gentrification

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Process by which members of the middle and upper middle classes move into the central city area and renovate existing properties

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Invasion

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Process by which a new category of people or type of land use arrives in an area previously occupied by another group or land use