demography Flashcards
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What is demography?
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The science that studies and describes populations.
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The group of people who live in a specific area.
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The number of people in a population.
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Demographic characteristics (such as gender, age, etc.).
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How people are distributed across a territory.
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The maximum population an environment can support.
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An excess of people in relation to the available resources.
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A model that describes population changes according to economic development.
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A graphical representation of the age and sex structure of a population.
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The natural ability to have children.
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The number of births per 1,000 people per year.
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The average number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime.
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The movement of people between countries.
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The entry of people into a country.
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The exit of people from a country.
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The difference between immigration and emigration.
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The death of individuals within a population.
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The number of deaths per 1,000 people per year.
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The movement of people within the same country.
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Approximate calculations based on censuses and projections.
