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population density

the number of individuals in a population per kilometre squared

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population distribution

the pattern in which individuals in a population are dispersed in an area

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physical factor

the abiotic factors on Earth

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human factor

the population numbers and the activities of humans

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gdp

gross domestic product; the combined value of goods + services

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gni

gross national income; total amount of money earned by a nations people and businesses (including overseas)

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ppp

purchasing power parity; a measure of prices in different countries that uses the prices of specific goods to compare the absolute purchasing power of that countries currencies

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tfr

total fertility rate; the number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime, based on current trends

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cbr

crude birth rate; the number of babies that are born each year for every thousand people in the population (males and females)

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nir

natural increase rate; the mathematical formula for natural population growth (natural increase) is: NIR=(CBR-CDR)/10

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dependency ratio

the ratio between those in the non-economically active age group (taken to be children under 15 and adults over 65) and those in the economically active age group (15-64)

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pro-natalist

a population policy which aims to encourage more births through the use of incentives

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voluntary migration

migration decision made freely based upon weighing the options, employment, family, etc.

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involuntary migration

forced migration, eg. war, famine, religious persecution, etc.

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internal migration

the movement of people within a country for both voluntary and involuntary reasons

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megacity

a city with a population over 10 million people

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millionaire city

a city with a population over 1 million people

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primate city

a disproportionately larger city in the urban hierarchy in a country

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urban hierarchy

the hierarchy of settlements in a country from megacities, cities, large towns, towns and villages

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rural-urban migration

the movement of people from a rural to an urban area

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urban growth

the increase of the number of people living in metropolitan/urban areas

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urbanisation

the increase in the proportion of the people living in urban areas

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migration

the movement of people, involving a change of residence

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forced migration

the movement of refugees and internally displaced people as well as people displaced by disaster, famine, or development projects in which an element of coercion exists

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conflict induced displacement

people who are forced to move due to armed conflict such as civil war, violence, or persecution

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development induced displacement

people forced to move due to large scale infrastructure projects

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disaster induced displacement

includes natural and human induced disasters

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refugee

a “person residing outside their country of nationality, who is unable or unwilling to return because of well founded fear or persecution due too race, religion, nationality, membership in a political social group or political opinion”

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asylum seeker

people who have left their country of origin in search of protection in another country, but who’s claim for refugee status has not been decided

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idp

internally displaced people; people who have been forced to flee their home, due to armed conflict, internal strife, systemic violations off human rights or natural or man-made disasters, who are still living in their own country

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gender wage gap

the difference between median earnings of men and woman relative to median earning of men

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gender power gap

the access to decision making positions

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core periphery patterns

the spatial patterns between regions of economic power and development and regions of lower economic development and influence

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demographic dividend

the accelerated economic growth that may result from a decline in a country’s birth and death rates and the subsequent change in the age structure of the population. with fewer births each year, a country’s young dependent population declines in relation to the working-age population.

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informal economy

the small scale, locally owned, and labour intensive economy

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