Population and Migration

Question 1

natural increase

Answer 1

the difference between birth rate and death rate (birth rate take away death rate)

Question 2

life expectancy

Answer 2

the length of time on average that people expect to live in a petrichor’s country

Question 3

population pyramid

Answer 3

shows the population structure of a country; it is divided by gender and age

Question 4

demographic transition model

Answer 4

shows how population in a country changes over time

Question 5

overpopulation

Answer 5

when a country’s population can no longer support itself on the natural resources that are available

Question 6

pro-natalist policy

Answer 6

policies designed to increase the birth rate/fertility of a country

Question 7

push factor

Answer 7

reasons for people to move away

Question 8

pull factor

Answer 8

things that attract people to a particular destination

Question 9

forced migrant

Answer 9

someone who is not able to stay in their country

Question 10

refugee

Answer 10

people who flee a country because or persecution (eg. religion, race, nationality)

Question 11

asylum seeker

Answer 11

someone who is seeking a place of safety in another country, who has applied for protection as a refugee and is waiting for the authorities to decide their status