Populations pink vocab Flashcards
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Population density
The number of people living per square kilometre.
Population distribution
The way people are spread out over the Earth’s surface.
High Income Country (HIC)
A country with a GNI per capita of $12,476 or more.
Low Income Country (LIC)
A country with a GNI per capita of $1,025 or less.
Middle Income Country (MIC)
A country with a GNI per capita between $1,026 and $12,475.
Upper middle income
A country with a GNI per capita between $4,036 and $12,475.
Lower middle income
A country with a GNI per capita between $1,026 and $4,035.
Emerging economies
Countries experiencing rapid growth and industrialization, often MICs.
Gross National Income (GNI)
Total domestic and foreign income claimed by residents of a country.
Core
Areas of high economic development and influence (e.g. HICs).
Periphery
Areas with less development and influence (e.g. LICs).
Crude Birth Rate (CBR)
The number of live births per 1,000 people per year.
Crude Death Rate (CDR)
The number of deaths per 1,000 people per year.
Fertility rate
Number of live births per 1,000 women of childbearing age per year.
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
The average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime.
Infant mortality
Number of children who die before age 1 per 1,000 live births.
Child mortality
Number of children who die before age 5 per 1,000 live births.
Natural increase
The difference between birth rate and death rate.
Dependency ratio
The ratio of dependents (young and old) to the working-age population.
Ageing ratio / Older Dependency Ratio
People aged 65+ per 100 working-age people (15–64).
Population structure
The composition of a population, often shown by age and gender.
Population pyramid
A graph showing population structure by age and sex.
Millionaire city
A city with more than one million residents.
Mega-city
A city with more than ten million residents.
