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Population Key terms
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Mind Map on Population Key terms, created by Katie S on 19/02/2016.
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Population Key terms
Birth rate
The average number of live births per 1000 people per year
Death rate
The average number of deaths in a year per 1000 people
Fertility rate
The average number of children women have in their lifetime (between 16-44)
Growth rate/natural increase
The difference between the birth and death rates
BR-DR/10
Infant mortality
The proportion of children dying at birth or before their first birthday
Life expectancy
The average number of years a person can expect to live
Forced migration
Moving against your will for reasons beyond your control, e.g. Syria
Voluntary migration
Making a personal choice to move away from where you live to somewhere new, e.g company relocation
Temporary migration
Moving to a new place for a period of time but with the intention of returning home afterwards, e.g polish man for work for a year
Permanent migration
Moving to a new place permanently with no intention of returning home, e.g British person moving to Spain and not coming back
Pull factors
Attractive points for an area that make people want to move there
Push factors
Negative points about the area someone already lives that can force them to leave
Emigrant
Someone leaving to live somewhere else
Immigrant
Someone arriving in a country to live there from another country
Economic migrant
Those who move for work
Illegal immigrant
People who enter a country without letting the proper authorities know
Asylum seeker
Someone from another country at risk who wants to live in another country to feel safe
Refugee
Someone without a home looking for a place of safety
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