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Unit 2 - Population and Migration

Terms in this set (18)

Pull factor
a factor that encourages people to move to a new location
Push factor
A factor that encourages people to move out of their present location
Voluntary Migration
Permanent movement undertaken by choice
Forced (involuntary) migration
Permanent movement, usually compelled by cultural factors
Emigration
Migration FROM a location
Immigration
Migration TO a new location
Internal migration
Permanent movement within a particular country
International Migration
Permanent movement from one country to another
Interregional Migration
Permanent movement from one region of a country to another
Intraregional Migration
Permanent movement within one region of a country
Crude Birth Rate (CBR)
The total number of live births in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society
Crude Death Rate (CDR)
The total number of deaths in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society
Natural Increase Rate (NIR)
The percentage growth of a population in a year, computed as the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
The total number of deaths in a year among infants under 1 year of age for every 1,000 live births in a society
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
The average number of children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years
Demographic transition
The process of change in a society's population
Epidemiology
The branch of science concerned with studying diseases
Demography
The scientific study of population characteristics.
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