AQA GCSE Geography Population Key Language

Zero growth: A population in balance. Birth rate is equal to death rate, so there is no growth of decrease.

Natural change: The difference between birth rate and death rate, expressed as a %

Natural Increase NI: The birth rate exceeds the death rate

Natural Decrease: the death rate exceed the birth rate

Exponential growth: A pattern where the growth rate constantly increases - often shown as a curve graph

Birth rate (BR): the number of babies born per 1000 people per year

Death rate (DR): the number of deaths per 1000 people per…