Chapter 9.1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 demography | study of human populations |
| age structure | the distribution of individuals among different ages and genders in a population |
| survivorship | The probability a given individual in a population will live to a particular age |
| fertility rate | the average number of children born to a woman during her lifetime (often given as babies per 1,000 women) |
| migration | movement from one country or region to another |
| immigration | the movement of individuals into a population or area |
| emigration | the movement of individuals out of a population or area |
| life expectancy | the average number of years an individual is predicted to live, given current social, economic, and medical conditions. |
| infant mortality | the rate of death within the first year of life |
| demographic transition | a model that shows how economic and social changes affect a population's birth, death and growth rates |
| developed country | a country with higher than average income, slow population growth and a diverse industrial economy |
| developing country | a country with lower average income, fast population growth and a simple and agricultural-based economy |
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