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Demographics Vocabulary -Grade 9

Terms in this set (23)

Demography
the study of population numbers, distribution, trends, and issues
Birth Rate
yearly number of live births per 1000
Death Rate
yearly number of deaths per 1000
Natural Increase Rate
the difference between the birth rate and death rate
Infant Mortality Rate
yearly number of deaths under 1 year old per 100
Child Mortality Rate
yearly number of deaths under 8 years old
Immigrate
to move permanently to a country other than your own native country
Immigration Rate
number of new Canadians who have immigrated here from another country per 1000 of Canada's population
Immigrant
a person who moves to a new country
Refugee
a person who immigrates to another country out of fear of persecution in his or her own country
Emigrate
to leave your country of origin to live elsewhere
Emigration rate
yearly number of people per 1000 who move elsewhere
Net Migration Rate
the difference between people moving to a country and people moving elsewhere from that same country
Push Factor
something that makes people want to leave their country and move to another( i.e. war,famine,disease, discrimination, unemployment)
Pull Factor
something that attracts people to another country(i.e educational opportunities, employment opportunities, freedom of speech)
Population Growth Rate
measurement that combines both natural increase and net migration to calculate the overall growth if a country's population
Life Expectancy
the average lifespan of a population
Baby Boom
the large rise in the birth rate experienced by many countries by many countries in Europe and North America between 1946 and 1961
Rule of 70
the calculation that determines the number of years it will take for a country's population to double
Population Pyramid
graph that depicts population distribution by age and sex
Population Density
figure calculated by dividing the population of a region by that region's area
Population Distrubution
pattern showing where people live in an area
Doubling Time
how long it takes for a country's population to double at that country's current rate of population growth
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