Population the way people are spread

within an area
Distribution

Population the number of people in a

given area (number per
Density square kilometre)

Densely lots of people living in an

area
Populated

Sparsely not many people living in

an area.
Populated

the number of live births

per year, per 1000
Birth Rate population
Death Rate the number of people dying
each year per 1000
population

Life the average number of

Expectancy years people can expect to
live for

Infant the number of number of

children who die before the
Mortality age of 1 (for every 1,000
born)

Annual the difference in number

Growth Rate between those are are born
(Natural Increase) and those who die in a
year.

LEDC Less economically

developed country
 More economically
MEDC developed country

Demographic diagram showing the

relationship between birth
Transition and death rates over time
Model

the relative percentages of

Population people of different age
groups and sex, usually
Structure shown on a population
pyramid.

used to show population

Population structure (% of population
according to age and sex)
Pyramid

the ratio between those of

Dependency working age (economically
active) and those of non-
Ratio working age
 A population with a large
Ageing number of elderly people
(65+yrs) (also known as
Population greying population)

A population with a large

Youthful number of young people
(<15 yrs)
Population

where there are not enough

Overpopulation resources to provide a
reasonable standard of
living for people

the movement of people

Migration

people who leave a country

Emigrants to settle in another
 people who have moved
into a country to live
Immigrants

short term migrants who

have moved for work and
Guestworkers are expected to return
home

somebody that has been

Refugee forced to move from where
they live (for fear of
persecution)

the movement of people

International from one country to another
country (e.g. Turkish
Migration migrants to Germany).

the movement of people

Internal within a country

Migration
 Reasons why people want
Push Factors to move away from a place

Reasons why people want

to move to a place
Pull Factors