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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Birth Rate | Number of Births in a year for every 1,000 people |
| Death Rate | Number of Deaths in a year for every 1,000 people |
| Demography | Study of human population |
| Dependency Ratio | Number of old and young people |
| Life expectancy | How long your expected to live |
| Replacement Rate | Total fertility rate that replaces population |
| Total Fertility Rate | Average number of children for a woman |
| Cohort | Age group |
| Developed Country | Rich country |
| Developing Country | Poor country |
| Rapid Growth Rate | Birth Rates remain high as economic development begins. But death rates fall as food supplies increases and health care improves. |
| Slow Growth Rate | As the economy improves, birth rates drop. Death rates stay low, and population growth begins to slow down |
| Negative Growth Rate | In developed countries, both birth rates and death rates drop to low levels. As a result, there is little or no population growth. Over time, birth rates may fall behind death rates, resulting in a shrinking population |
| Baby boomer | Someone who was born in the baby boom |
| Population Density | How many people in a country |
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