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socials 11
chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| demography | study of population numbers |
| immigration rate | number of new arrivals in a country |
| census | the process of collecting and publishing demographic economic and social data |
| emigration rate | the number of people leaving a country |
| developed country | highly developed economy and infrastructure |
| developing country | less sophisticated economy and lower standard of living |
| birth rate | the number of births per year |
| death rate | the number of deaths per year |
| natural increase (NI) | the rate at which a population expands |
| exponential rate | rapid rate of population |
| rule of 70 | 70/growth rate |
| doubling time | number of years it takes a country to double its population |
| net migration | the difference between the number of people immigrating to a country and the number of people emigrating |
| industrialization | overall change in a society from farm production and craftsmanship to mechanized manufacturing |
| urbanization | the move of people from farms to cities where jobs are available |
| migrant | a person who moves from one region to another |
| life expectancy | average number of years an individual is expected to live |
| mortality | deaths in population |
| family planning | concept of limiting the size of families |
| rhythm method | method of birth control in witch a couple dose not have intercourse during the time when the woman is likely to ovulate |
| sterilization | a procedure by which a persons ability to reproduce is destroyed |
| vasectomy | male sterilization |
| coercion | the use of force |
| contraception | birth control |
| total fertility rate | the average number of children born over the lifetime of a typical woman in particular country |
| infanticide | the act of killing an infant |
| gender selection | the choice of whether to keep a fetus based on its gender |
| population growth rate | the rate at which a country's population increases |