6 Human Population
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Population | refers to the total number of people or inhabitants in a particular country or region |
| Demography | is the study of population |
| National Statistics Office | It collects, compiles, publishes and disseminates general purpose statistics as provided for in the Commonwealth act no. 591 of 1940 |
| A high population growth rate | could have negative effect on the society and on the natural resources |
| Proclamation No. 1489 | Signed by Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on April 16, 2008, all the results and database become official. |
| Population Growth Rate | refers to the percentage at with the population place increase decrease over a certain period of time. |
| Distribution of population | illustrates the location or areas where individuals or group live or reside in a particular place or country. |
| Population Density | pertains to the measure of the number of people per unit area. |
| Unit area | refers to a square kilometer or a square mile |
| Birth rate | refers to the number of births per 1000 people. Formula: divide the number of births of a given year by the total population in the same year multiplied by 1000. |
| Death rate | refers to the number of people who died per 1000 people in a given year. |
| Total Fertility rate | the number of offspring a woman would bear throught out her child bearing year. |
| Age and population | a country development can be affected by the distribution and composition of its population. In fact, age structure has tremendous impact on social conditions. This can be represented by the age sex pyramid |
| Gender and Population | refers to the classification based on sex, female and male. It has a direct effect on the incidence of births, deaths and marriages. It also explains the rate of migration, occupational distribution and other demographic data. |
| Life Expectancy | Refers to the projected number of years of life of people based on statistical probability |
| Literacy Rate | the percentage of a ten year and above population that is able to read and write |
| Population Density | divide the total number of population of the country by the total land area of the country |
| Pateros | Only municipality in ncr that has the least number of population |
| Urban | refer to a place having characteristics of a city. |
| Rural | Indicate countrylife |
| Rurban | is a blend of rural and urban |
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