Geography - Population Change 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyPopulation changeGCSEEdexcel Created by: ZairaTCreated on: 14-09-15 11:35 Ageing Population An area with lots of elderly people 1 of 25 Baby Boom An increase in the birth rate, often after a war 2 of 25 Birth Rate The number of babies born each year for every 1,000 people 3 of 25 Contraception A means of stopping pregnancy from happening 4 of 25 Death Rate The number of people who die each year for every 1,000 people 5 of 25 Demographic Transition Model 'Population Change Model'. The model is based on what happened to the birth and death rates in Western European countries 6 of 25 Demography The study of population 7 of 25 Disincentive A reason to discourage someone 8 of 25 Ethnic A group of people with a common national or cultural tradition 9 of 25 Fertility Rate The average number of children each women in a population will have 10 of 25 Global Population The population of the world 11 of 25 Grey Boom The rapid rise in the number of elderly people 12 of 25 Grey Pound The spending power of the elderly population 13 of 25 Incentive An encouragement to do something 14 of 25 Natural Decrease In Population Occurs if the death rate of a country is higher than the birth rate 15 of 25 Occupational Structure The percentage of people who work in the different sectors of industry 16 of 25 Population Density A measurement of the number of people in an area, usually expressed as people per square kilometre 17 of 25 Population Distribution The pattern of where people live 18 of 25 Residential Care Homes Places where elderly people can pay to live in and be looked after 19 of 25 Shanty Towns An unplanned settlement often without any services 20 of 25 Urbanisation The growth in the proportion of people living in towns and cities 21 of 25 Youthful Population An area with lots of young people, under the age of 30 years 22 of 25 Relief Height of the land 23 of 25 Pro-Natalist To increase more births 24 of 25 Anti-Natalist To stop/decrease birth rates 25 of 25
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