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Active population |
Part of population that is working. |
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Ageing population |
High proportion of people over 60. |
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Birth rate |
The number of births in a country in a year, per thousand people. |
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Death rate |
The number of deaths in a country in a year, per thousand people. |
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Declining |
Stage 5 of the DTM. Birth rate falls below death rate causing the
total poulation to fall (in developed countries) |
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Demographic transition model |
(DTM) Graph that shows the changing birth rates, death rates and
total population of the World over time in
developed countries (MEDCs). |
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Dense population |
High population in a small area. |
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Early expanding |
Stage 2 of the DTM. Birth rate continues high but death rate starts
to fall causing a rise in total population. High natural increase. |
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Economic migrant |
Migrants who move for better jobs, housing or standard of living. |
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Elderly dependents |
Part of population that is retired. |
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Emigrant |
Person leaving a country. |
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Emigration |
Migration leaving a country. |
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Family planning |
Teaching people about birth control. |
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Forced migration |
The forced movement of people from one area to another due to famine,
drought or war. |
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High stationary |
Stage 1 of the DTM. High death and birth rate, low total population.
Low natural increase. |
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Immigant |
Person entering a country. |
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Immigration |
Migration entering in a country. |
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Infant mortality |
The amount of children under 5 who die. |
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Internal migration |
Migration within a country. |
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Late expanding |
Stage 3 of the DTM. Death rate continues to fall, birth rate also
starts to fall, but is still higher than death rate so total
population continues growing. Moderate natural increase. |
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Low stationary |
Stage 4 of the DTM. Total population is now high but death rate and
birth rate are low causing the total population to level-off. Low
natural increase. |
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Migration |
The movement of people from one area to another. |
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Natural increase |
The birth rate minus the death rate. |
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Net migration |
Emigration - Inmigration = Net Migration |
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Permanent migration |
When migrants move forever. |
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Population explosion |
Where the population has increased dramatically from 1 billion in
1800 to 6 billion in 2000 |
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Population growth rate |
It's the number of people added to a population each year due to
natural increase and net migration. It's given as a percentage. |
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Population Pyramid |
Graphs that show the percentage of men and women at different ages
in a country. |
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Pull factors |
Reasons that attract somebody to move or migrate to a new area. |
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Push factors |
Reasons that make a person move away from their home. |
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Refugee |
Migrant who has been forced to move. |
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Rural-Urban migration |
Migration from the countryside to cities. |
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Sparse population |
Low population in a large area. |
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Temporary migration |
Short-term migration. |
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Voluntary Migration |
Migrants who move on their own free will. |
