population studies (definitions)

Question 1

definition of birth rate (births/total population x 1000)

Answer 1

the number of live births for every 1000 people in a particular year

Question 2

definition of death rate (deaths/total population x 1000)

Answer 2

the number of deaths per 1000 people in a particular year

Question 3

definition of immigration

Answer 3

incoming movement of people into a place and resettling there

Question 4

definition of emigration

Answer 4

outgoing movement of people to another place to resettle

Question 5

definition of migration

Answer 5

movement of people from one place to another to resettle

Question 6

definition of net migration

Answer 6

difference in number of people emigrating to and migrating into a place in a year (immigration - emigration)

Question 7

definition of natural increase

Answer 7

natural growth in population resulting from an excess of births over deaths

Question 8

definition of natural decrease

Answer 8

natural shrinking of population resulting from an excess of deaths over births

Question 9

definition of population growth

Answer 9

change in the total population (natural increase + net migration)

Question 10

definition of overpopulation

Answer 10

when there are too many people relative to resources and level of technology in an area or country to give people a reasonable standard of living

Question 11

definition of underpopulation

Answer 11

not enough people to develop the resources in an area or country

Question 12

definition of carrying capacity

Answer 12

certain number of people an area of land can support

Question 13

definition of ageing population

Answer 13

population with a high proportion of aged dependents (≥65)

Question 14

definition of infant mortality rate

Answer 14

number of babies who die before reaching 1 year old per 1000 babies born alive in a year (infant deaths/babies born alive x 1000)

Question 15

definition of total fertility rate

Answer 15

average number of children each woman in a population would bear

Question 16

definition of replacement level

Answer 16

number of births at which a given population is replacing itself (generally 2.1)

Question 17

definition of total dependency ratio

Answer 17

ratio of youth population and elderly population per 100 people of working age (high ratio indicates the working age population and overall economy faces a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons who are often economically dependent)