Unit 3 Exam Review Flashcards
Birth rate
The number of births in a country for every 1000 people in the population
Death rate
The number of deaths in a country for every 1000 people in the population
Natural increase
The difference between a countrys birth rate and death rate
Immigration rate
Measures the number of people who move to a country
Emigration rate
Measures the number of people who move out of a country
Net migration rate
The difference between a countrys immigration rate and emigration rate
Population growth rate
Combines natural increase and net migration rate to calculate the rate at which a countrys population is changing (usually in percent)
Infant mortality rate
The probability of a child born in a specific year dying before they are 1 year old
GDP per capita
Calculated by dividing total GDP (gross domestic product) of a country by its total population
Median age
The age at which half the population is half older, half younger
Literacy rate
The percent of a population of a given age that can read and write
What are 4 demographic indicators?
Population size, density, sex ratio, dependency ratio
How do you calculate birth rate?
By dividing the number of live births in a population in a year by the midyear resident population
How do you calculate net migration rate?
By the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants divided by the persons years
Five types of population pyramids
Rapid growth, slow growth, negative growth, developed, developing
