Unit 1 Geography Vocab: Changing Populations

Climate migrants

people moving due to climate change

crude birth rates

births per 1,000 people

crude death rates

deaths per 1,000 people

demographics

population characteristics

demographic dividend

growth from large working population

demographic transition model

how population changes over time

dependency ratio

dependents vs. independents

doubling time

years for a population to double

fertility rate

average children per women

forced migration

movement not by choice

growth rate

the speed at which a population changes over time (a %)

high income countries

wealthy, developed nations

human trafficking

illegal movement/explotation of people

internal displacement

forced movement within country

infant mortality rate (IMR)

baby deaths per 1,000 births

low income countries

poor, less developed nations

middle income countries

developing, moderate wealth nations

population density

people per land area

population pyramid

age/sex graph of population

pro-natalist policy

policy encouraging births

anti-natalist policy

policy limiting births

refugees

people fleeing country for safety

voluntary migration

moving by personal choice