the percentage by which the population grows (excluding migration) The difference between the number of births and the number of deaths during a specific period.
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agricultural population density
farmers :: arable land
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anti natalist policy
a policy that encourages a decreased birth rate (usually through some sort of restrictions)
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arable
fit for, or used for the growing of crops
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arithmetic population density
total population :: total land area
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asylum seeker
someone that has migrated to another country in hope of being recognized as a refugee
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carrying capacity
the number of people an area can support sustainability
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chain migration
a stream of people out of an area as people who have moved already communicate with others back home and stimulate others to migrate too
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contraception
techniques and antibiotics used to prevent pregnancy
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(CBR) crude birth rate
the number of live births given each year per every 1000 people
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(CDR) crude death rate
the mortality rate or how many deaths per 1000 people
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demographic transition model
the idea that population patterns vary according to different level of technological development, but all countries go through the same four (or five in some cases) stages
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demography
the study of human populations in relation to the size, density, and distribution of the said population
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dependency ratio
the number of people under 15 and over 64 compared to the working pop.
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doubling rate
the amount of time needed to double the current population
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emigration
moving **out** of somewhere
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epidemiological transition
also called "mortality revolution," the significant drop in death rates in mid-19th century Europe due to industrialization, greater food supplies, and scientific medicine
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forced migration
international migration where the migrant involuntarily migrates somewhere
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guest worker
a foreign born person who has permission to work in a country but is not a citizen of that country
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(IMR) infant mortality rate
the number of deaths of children under one year old in a given year
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internal migration
migration in the borders of a country
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(IDP) internally displaced person
someone who has been forced out similar to a refugee but has not crossed an international border
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intervening obstacle
something that halts or slows migration
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intervening opportunity
something that encourages people migrating to stop and settle somewhere else (usually because of more opportunities and along their journey)
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life expectancy
the average number of years someone will live
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malthusian theory
the idea that population increases faster than the amount of food that we can produce so widespread famine and degradation will begin to occur
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maternal mortality rate
the number of female deaths for everything related to pregnancy
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migration
a permanent move to a new location
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physiological population policy
the total number of people divided by square kilometers of arable land; is useful for calculating carrying capacity
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population pyramids
a device the represents age and gender composition, taking different shapes according to the distribution of males and females at each age level
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pronatalist policy
a policy that encourages an increased birth rate, usually through incentives
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pull factor
something that draws people in (mostly economic)
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push factor
something that encourages people to move out of an area
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refugees
people who have been forced from their homes and cannot return for fear of prosecution because of their religion, race, nationality, or political ideas
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rural
relating to characteristics of the country, country life; rustic or pastoral
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step migration
long distance migration migration that is usually done in stages
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(TFR) total fertility rate
the average number of children a woman will have throughout her child bearing years (15-49); lower TFR means more developed
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transhumance
seasonal migration of livestock between different altitudes
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transnational migration
movement (typically permanent) from one country to another
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urban
relating to characteristics of cities, city life, or city-dwellers
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voluntary migration
a form of international migration in which the migrant chooses to move
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