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GEOG 1101 Chp. 3
key terms
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age-sex pyramid | a representation of the population based on its composition according to age & sex. |
baby boom | population of individuals born between the years 1946 and 1964. |
census | count of the number of people in a country, region, or city. |
crude birthrate (CBR) | ratio of the number of live births in a single year for every thousand people in the population. |
crude death rate (CDR) | the number of deaths in a single year for every thousand people in the population. |
demography | the study of the characteristics of human populations. |
emigration | a move from a particular location. [exiting a place] |
immigration | a move to another location. [entering a place] |
infant mortality rate | annual number of deaths of infants under one year of age compared to the total number of live births for that same year. |
life expectancy | average number of years an infant newborn can expect to live. |
migration | a move beyond the same political jurisdiction, involving a change of residence –- either as emigration or as immigration. |
pull factors | forces of attraction that influence migrants to move to a particular location. |
push factors | events and conditions that impel an individual to move from a location. |