All the inhabbitants of a particular town, area or country.
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Population Density
How crowded a place is- usually measured as a figure per km2. E.g. Hong Kong = 6300/km2 & UK 250/km2
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Population Distribution
How population is spread out over an area (evenly or unevenly)
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Sparsely Populated
Few people per km2
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Densely Populated
A heavily populated area often resulting in high rise buildings being built to cope. E.g. Signapore. How many people per km2
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Exponential Growth
Growth whose rate becomes ever more rapid in proportion to the growing total numer or size.
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Crude Birth Rate
The number of live births per 1000 population per year. E.g High birth rates in LEDCs and low birth rates in MEDCs.
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Crude Death Rates
The total number of deaths to residents in a specified geographical area divided by the total population for the same geographic area and multiplied by 100,000
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Natural Increase
The difference between BR and DR (growing population)
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Natural Decrease
The difference between DR and BR (declining population)
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Annual Population Change
The birth rate minus the death rate, plus or minus migration.
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Migration
Movement of people either into or out of an area
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Card 2
Front
How crowded a place is- usually measured as a figure per km2. E.g. Hong Kong = 6300/km2 & UK 250/km2
Back
Population Density
Card 3
Front
How population is spread out over an area (evenly or unevenly)
Back
Card 4
Front
Few people per km2
Back
Card 5
Front
A heavily populated area often resulting in high rise buildings being built to cope. E.g. Signapore. How many people per km2
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