Vocab Flashcards
(23 cards)
Crude Birth Rate
the total number of live births in a year per 1,000 people
Crude Death Rate
The total number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people
Arithmetic Density
the total number of objects in an area
Ecumene
the portion of earths surface occupied by permanent human settlement
Total fertility rate
average number of children a women will have throughout her childbearing years ( 15-49 )
What is a Population pyramid
is a bar graph that displays the percentage of a places population for each age and gender
infant mortality rate
number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age compared with total live births
natural increase rate
the percentage by which a population grows in a year
immigration
migration to a location
migration
permanent move to a new location
emigration
migration from a location
chain migration
migration of people to a new location because of family
push factors
reasons why you would want to leave
pull factors
reasons pulling you in to wanting to be in that specific location
demographic transition model
a graph showing transitions in birth and death rates
3 major categories for push and pull factors
political , economic , environment
arable
land that is suitable for growing crops
census
survey of population
dependency ratio
the number of people to young or to old to work compared to people who can work
interregional migration
movement from one region of a country to another
interaregional migration
movement from one region to another
natalism
a policy that tries to increase birth and fertility rates
anti natalist
a policy that tries to reduce brith rates
