Population Structure Flashcards
Define death rate
No. Of deaths per 1000 people per year
Define birth rate
No. Of babies born per 1000 people per year
Define life expectancy and tell SA LE
Ave. age person expect to live
SA =50yrs
Define infant mortality rate
No. Babies per 1000 people that die before 1yr
Define natural increase
How fast pop. Growing
How do you work out natural increase?
BR - DR /1000 x 100
Define fertility rate
Ave. no of babies ave. woman will have during child bearing years
Define literacy rate
No. of people that can read and write
Define GDP
Gross domestic product
Total value of all goods and services in a country in 1 yr
Define GDP per capita
Value of all goods and services➗total pop
Define percentage urbanised
% of pop that live in towns/city
Define the doubling time
Year it takes for pop. To double
How do you work out BR?
Number of births➗total pop ✖️ 1000
Define population structure
How a country’s pop is made up
Define population pyramid
Graph showing a country’s pop according to age groups and gender
