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