Population and Migration

mostly definitions.

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  • Created by: mili.v
  • Created on: 05-09-18 18:31
too much population of an area: overcrowding, depletion of resources
overpopulation
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when country has declined too much that it can't support its economic system
under-population
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number of people the environment can support without there being negative effects to the population
carrying capacity
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amount of people that a region/ country can ecologically support, usually less than carrying capacity
optimum population
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number of people living in a given area
population density
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how a population is spread out around a country or an area
population distribution
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movement of people (or animals) from one country or region to another
migration
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average number of live births in a year for every 1000 people
birth rate
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average number of deaths for every 1000 people
death rate
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the average number of children a female is expected to have in their lifetime
fertility rate
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type of migration which is within a country
internal
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type of migration which is between countries
external
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a person who leaves a country to migrate to another
emigrant
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a migrant arriving in a new country
immigrant
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type of migration which happens when people move because their life might be in danger
forced
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a person who has been forced to leave their home and their country
refugee
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when someone is attacked for what they believe
persecution
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What does IDP stands up for?
internally displaced person
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someone seeking refugee in a foreign country because their life is in danger in their home country
asylum seeker
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type of migration in which people chose to move
voluntary
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a type of graph that shows the age and sex structure of the country
population pyramid
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What does DTM stands for?
democratic transition model
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what is the name of the population in which the proportion of old dependents is increasing
ageing population
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what is the name of the population which refers to young dependents mostly
young population
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when country has declined too much that it can't support its economic system

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under-population

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number of people the environment can support without there being negative effects to the population

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amount of people that a region/ country can ecologically support, usually less than carrying capacity

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number of people living in a given area

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