Demography

migrate

To move from one place to another

birth rate

number of births per 1000 in a given population.

dense

Closely packed together

immigrant

a person who leaves one country to live in another

urban

related to life in a city

rural

related to farm areas and life in the countryside

census

an official count of a country's population

life expectancy

the number of years an individual on average will live

population

the number of people or other organisms in a place and their characteristics

sparse

not crowded; thinly populated

forced migration

migration that occurs when people have no choice but to leave their homes

reluctant migration

migration that occurs when people choose to leave their homes although they don't want to

voluntary migration

migration that occurs when people to choose to leave their homes perhaps for a better life in the new land

arable land

land that is good for growing crops

refugee

a person who flees their home because of persecution or danger

demography

the study of population through the use of statistics (numbers)

push factor

factor that drives people to leave one country and go to antother

pull factor

factor that draws people to a new country from their old country

line graph

type of graph that is best used to show change over time

exponential growth

a country whose population is increasing rapidly (1, 2, 4, 8 times) is said to be experiencing this