Demography 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyFamilies and householdsASAQA Created by: corbs00Created on: 17-12-16 14:35 Ageing population A population with increasing numbers of elderly people, and decreasing numbers of younger people 1 of 32 Baby boom A dramatic increase in the birth rate, differing to the general trend 2 of 32 Birth rate The number of live births per 1000 of the population, in a given year 3 of 32 Childbearing years The age span in which a woman is able to reproduce - assumed to be 15-44 4 of 32 Death rate The number of deaths per 1,000 of the population, in a given year 5 of 32 Demography The study of trends within the population 6 of 32 Dependency ratio The number of people of non-working age, compared to the number of people of working-age 7 of 32 Divorce rate The number of divorces per 1,000 of the population, in a given year 8 of 32 Emigration The process of leaving the country to live elsewhere 9 of 32 Emigration rate The number of people moving abroad (in a specific area of origin), per 1,000 of that area's population, in a given year 10 of 32 Ethnicity Refers to a social group who share a culture or tradition 11 of 32 Fertility The reproductive performance of a woman, couple, group or population 12 of 32 Gender Social traits associated with femininity and masculinity 13 of 32 General fertility rate The number of live births per 1,000 women of childbearing age, in a given year 14 of 32 Growth rate The number of people added to, or subtracted from, the size of the population 15 of 32 Immigration Refers to people moving into the country from elsewhere 16 of 32 Immigration rate The number of people arriving in the country from elsewhere, per 1,000 of the population, per year 17 of 32 Infant mortality rate The number of babies who die before their 1st birthday, per 1,000 live births in a given year 18 of 32 Life expectancy The average length of time people of a particular age will live for 19 of 32 Life span The maximum length of time that human beings can live for 20 of 32 Marital fertility rate The number of live births to married women, per 1,000 married women of childbearing age, in a given year 21 of 32 Marriage rate The number of marriages per 1,000 of the population, in a given year 22 of 32 Migration The movement of people between countries 23 of 32 Mobility The geographical movement of people 24 of 32 Mortality Deaths in relation to population change 25 of 32 Net migration The difference between immigration and emigration, causing the population size to increase or decrease 26 of 32 Net migration rate The effect of immigration and emigration on an area's population, causing an increase or decrease per 1,000 population of said area, in a given year 27 of 32 Push factors Negative factors that cause a person to leave the country (war, poverty, inflation, etc) 28 of 32 Pull factors Positive factors that attract a person to live in another country (job opportunities, lifestyle, travel, etc) 29 of 32 Rate of natural increase/decrease The rate at which the population is increasing or decreasing, in a given year 30 of 32 Stable population A population which is neither increasing nor decreasing in size 31 of 32 Total fertility rate The average number of children a woman will have during her childbearing years 32 of 32
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