Studied by 3 peoplePopulation Density
The number of people located in a particular area.
Distribution
How people are spread out across a specific area.
Sex Ratio
The number of males per 100 females in a population.
Dependency Ratio
The ratio of people not in the labor force to those actively working.
Crude Birth Rate (CBR)
Total live births in a year per 1,000 people alive.
Crude Death Rate (CDR)
Total deaths in a year per 1,000 people alive.
Rate of Natural Increase (RNI)
Population growth rate (CBR-CDR).
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
Average children a woman will have during reproductive years.
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 live births.
Doubling Time
Time for a population to double in size.
Demographic Transition Model (DTM)
Stages of population change.
Epidemiological Transition Model (ETM)
Stages of disease patterns.
Malthusian Theory
Population growth vs. resource availability.
Pro-natalist
Policies promoting births.
Anti-natalist
Policies reducing births.
Immigration Quotas
Limits on immigrants entering a country.
Ravenstein’s Law of Migration
Patterns of migration.
Pull Factors
Positive reasons to move to an area.
Push Factors
Negative reasons to leave an area.
Refugee
Forced to escape war or disaster across borders.
Asylum-seeker
Seeking international protection.
Internally Displaced Person (IDP)
Forced to move within a country.
Voluntary Migration
Choice to move.
Transnational
Emigrating from home country.
Chain Migration
Legal immigrant sponsors family members.
Step Migration
Moving in stages.
Guest Workers
Temporary legal workers in a country.
Rural-urban Migration
Moving from rural to urban areas.
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