Population and Migration Flashcards

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Density that compares population to only farmable (arable) land

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Physiological Density

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Ratio that compares children and elderly dependents to the working-age population

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Dependency Ratio

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Measures the number of live births per 1,000 people per year

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Crude Birth Rate (CBR)

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Number of infant deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births

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Infant Mortality Rate

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Total Fertility Rate (TFR)

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Average number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime.

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Crude Death Rate

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Measure of the number of deaths in a given year per 1,000 people.

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Movement out of a country

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Emigration

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A person that flees their country because of war, violence, or persecution

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Refugee

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Migration that occurs in stages

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Step Migration

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A person who is temporarily working in another country

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Guest Worker