Migration Flashcards
Population
Number of people in a particular place
Population density
Number of people per km squared
Population distribution
How a population is spread out over an area
Birth rate
Number of people born per 1000 people
Death rate
Number of deaths per 1000 people
Natural increase/decrease
Birth rate - Death rate
Densely populated
crowded closely together
Sparsely populated
wide-spaced settlement/empty
Cluster
grouped together
Ageing population
the growth of proportion in older people (usually 65 and over) in the population
Population structure
how many males and females of different ages are in a population
Migration
the movement from one place to another
Immigrants
Someone moving to another country
Emmigrants
Someone leaving a country into another
International migration
Migration across borders
Net migration
the sum of immigrants and emigrants (immigrants in positive numbers, emigrants in negative)
Economic migrants
people that move from one country to another to advance their economic and professional prospects
Asylum seekers
A person who has left their home country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another country
Refugees
A person who has been forced to leave their home country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster. A refugee has already received a positive decision from the authorities on his or her asylum claim
Illegal immigrants
A person who arrives in a country without permission
Persecution
treating people badly because of their beliefs and race
Descendants
relatives born after someone, such as a child
Diverse
having lots of variety
Choropleth map
A map that uses shades to indicate population distribution; light shades for sparse, dark shades for dense
