Week 1: Demographic Transition Flashcards
1
Q
What is demography?
A
The study of changes in population, evaluating the sizes, compositions and distributions in space of populations.
2
Q
What is a rate?
A
Number of events in a given time period/‘Population at risk’ of experiencing that event in a given time period
3
Q
Is infant mortality rate a rate?
A
No
4
Q
A