Geography-Human Geography

Demography

The study of human population

Birth rate

The number of live births per 1000

Death rate

The number of deaths per 1000

Immigration rate (IMR)

The number of immigrants arriving at an area per 1000 people

Emigration rate (EM'R)

Number of people leaving an area per 1000

Natural increase rate

The gap between birth and death rate

Net migration rate

The difference between the number of migrants entering and leaving

Population growth rate

(Natural increase rate + Net Migration Rate / 1000) x 100

Rule of 70

How long it takes to double your population by dividing 70 by the growth rate

Doubling/halving time

Number of years for the population to double in size

Dependency load

People below 15 and above 64 not in the workforce

Concentrated

People collecting around a natural resource or economic activities

Cultural diversity

Representation of different ethnic backgrounds in a country

Push/pull factors

Reasons why people want to leave or are drawn to another country

Economic/skilled immigrant

Immigrants using the point system

Family immigrant

Sponsored by a family member

Refugee

People migrating out of fear

Intervening obstacles

Non-physical barriers to immigration

Population distribution

People collecting around a natural resource or economic activities

Multiculturalism

Policy encouraging dual identity in Canada

Point system

Allows immigrants scoring 67+ to enter Canada

Population density

Number of people per squared kilometer

Linear

Population distribution along major transportation routes or natural boundaries