The number of live births per 1000 people, per year
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Define the term Death Rate
The number of deaths per 1000 people, per year
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What does Fertility Rate mean?
The average number of children a woman will have between the ages of 15 and 44 (reproductive age)
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What is meant by the term Infant Mortality Rate?
The number of children (out of every 1000 born alive) who die before their first birthday
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Define the term Life Expectancy
The average age (in years) a person can expect to live
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What does Migration Rate mean?
The difference between the number of people who migrate in (immigration) and the number of people who migrate out (emigrate) per 100 000 (or 1000) of the population, per year
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What is meant by the term Population Density?
The number of people per square kilometer. Its the total population of an area divided by the size of the area
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Define the term Natural Change
The change in population (increase or decrease) because of the difference between birth rate and death rate (not including changed due to migration)
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What is meant by Zero Growth Rate?
the population is neither increasing nor decreasing (birth rate=death rate)
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Card 2
Front
The number of deaths per 1000 people, per year
Back
Define the term Death Rate
Card 3
Front
The average number of children a woman will have between the ages of 15 and 44 (reproductive age)
Back
Card 4
Front
The number of children (out of every 1000 born alive) who die before their first birthday
Back
Card 5
Front
The average age (in years) a person can expect to live
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