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14137305503population densitythe number of people living in a given area0
14137305504population distributionhow a population is spread out over a given area1
14137305505child mortalityamount of children dying before the age of 52
14137305506infant mortalityamount of children dying within the first year of life3
14137305507demographicsstatistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it, eg. age, sex, income.4
14137305531Demographic Transition Model; DTM5
14137305508migrationmovement of people from one place to another6
14137305509immigranta person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country7
14137305510migranta person moving from place to place8
14137305511refugeea person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster9
14137305512dependancy rationthe number of people who are too young or too old to work compared to the number of people working10
14137305532population pyramid11
14137305513anti-natalist policya policy that tries to reduce birth rates12
14137305514pro-natalst policya policy that tries to increase birth rates13
14137305515ageing populationa population with a rising average age14
14137305516population explosiona sudden large increase in the size of a population, 1950-196015
14137305517over populationwhen the number of people in an area exceeds the capacity of the environment to support life at a decent standard of living16
14137305518under populationhaving a population lower than is normal or desirable, more resources are available than people17
14137305519optimum populationwhen the population and resources are perfectly matched18
14137305520the malthus theoryclaims-that worlds population is growing much more quickly than earth's food supply (1798)19
14137305521ester boserup's theorystates that humanity will find a way of survival if needed "necessity is the mother of invention"20
14137305522causes of high birth rateslack of contraceptives, argriculture based society, children caring for eldery21
14137305523causes of low birth ratesavailable contraception, women emancipation, reduced infant mortality, children become expensive22
14137305524natural increase/decreasethe growth rate of a population; birth rate - death rate23
14137305525young populationwhen most of the population is under 1624
14137305526incentivesan action or reward that motivates one to act a certain way25
14137305527pro-natalist policy in france incentivesfinancial support to big families, benefits, pensions for house wives26
14137305528anti-natalist policy in china incentivespraised and supported one child mothers, fined and arested mothers with more than one child27
14137305529problems of ageing populationmoney goes to pensions and care homes28
14137305530problems of young populationincreased dependancy ratio, government needs to provide care so parents can go back to work, education and health care expenses on government29

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