AS Population characteristics
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rgamesby on September 14, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Census | An official numbering of the people of a country or district. |
| Actual fertility rate | The actual number of babies born per female |
| Infant mortality rate | The chance of dying in one's first year of life |
| Birth rate | The number of births per 1000 people per year |
| Death rate | The number of deaths per year per 1000 people |
| Life expectancy | The average age of people at death |
| Natural Increase | When birth rate is higher than death rate |
| Migration rate | The net amount of population change due to emigration and imigration |
| Desired fertility rate | The number of children the average woman of a place would like to have |
| Immigrant | A person moving into an area |
| Emigrant | A person leaving an area |
| Population density | number of individuals per unit of area |
| Replacement rate | the total fertility rate needed for a population to replace itself |
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