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Edgar, Pop. Vocab.
9/10/13
Term | Definition |
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TOTAL FERTILITY RATE | Birthrate: the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year |
MORTALITY RATE | Death especially on a large scale. |
INFANT MORTALITY RATE | Infant deathrate: the death rate during the first year of life |
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE | Death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy |
CRUDE BIRTH RATE | The birth rate is the total number of births per 1000 of a population each year. |
CRUDE DEATH RATE | Mortality rate is a measure of the number of deaths (in general, or due to a specific cause) in a population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time. |
NATURAL INCREASE RATE | The natural number of people born. |
LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES | A poorer area where there are less communications, services and where people have lower living standards. |
MORE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES | A developed country or "more developed country" (MDC), is a sovereign state that has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less developed nations. |
LEVEL OF INCOME | The level of how much money you or someone else receives. |