Population Keywords

Question 1

Birth Rate

Answer 1

The number off live births for every 1000 people in one year.

Question 2

Fertility rate

Answer 2

The estimated number of children a women may have in her lifetime in a given population

Question 3

Mortality/ Death Rate

Answer 3

The number of deaths per every 1000 people in one year

Question 4

Infant Mortality Rate

Answer 4

The number of infants (under the âge of one) per every 1000 live births in one year

Question 5

Life Expectancy

Answer 5

The average number of years from birth a person is expected too love for in a given population

Question 6

Natural Growth Rate

Answer 6

The birth rate minus the death rate (shown in a percentage)

Question 7

Population Density

Answer 7

This is a measurement population in a set area or space (i.e. how busy the land is)

Question 8

Population Distribution

Answer 8

Where Population is and how spread put it is

Question 9

Youthful Population

Answer 9

A country that has an imbalanced population - more young peuple than old people

Question 10

Ageing Population

Answer 10

A country that has an imbalanced population - more old people young people

Question 11

Literacy Rate

Answer 11

The percentage of a country’s adult population who can read or write

Question 12

Migration

Answer 12

The permanent or semi-permanent movement of people to live from one place to another