IB Geography HL Definitions – Flashcards
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exponential growth
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an increasing or accelerating rate of growth
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annual growth rate
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crude death rate minus crude birth rate (express as a percentage)
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Crude birth rate (CBR)
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the number of births per 1000 people in a population
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General fertility rate
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number of births per 1000 women aged 15-49 years
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Age specific birth rate
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number of births per 1000 women of any specified year groups
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standardized birth rate
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a birth rate for a region on a basis that its age composition is the same for the whole country
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total fertility rate
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the average number of births per 1000 women of child bearing age
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Infant mortality rate
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number of deaths of children less than 1 year old per 1000 live births
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Child mortality rate
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number of deaths in children under the age of 5 per 1000 children
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Crude death rate
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the number of deaths per 1000 people in a population
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life expectancy
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the average number of years that a person can be expected to live, usually from birth, if demographic factors are unchanged.
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population structure/population composition
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any measurable characteristic of the population. includes age, sex, ethnicity, religion, language and occupation of the population.
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older dependency ratio
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the number of people aged 65 and over for every 100 people aged 20 to 64
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family planning
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attempts to limit family size
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migration
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the movement of people, involving a change of residence it can be internal or external, international, voluntary or forced it is usually for extended period (more than a year) and does not include temporary circulations such as commuting or tourism.
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remittances
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transfer of money or goods by foreign workers to their home countries
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OECD
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Organization of economic co-operation and development, largely composed of developed countries.
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Refugee
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a person fleeing their home country in order to escape danger
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asylum seekers
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people who seek refugee status in another country
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illegal immigrants
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people who enter another country without permission and plan to remain there
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economic migrant
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a person seeking job opportunities
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internally displaced person
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those who have fled their homes but continue to live in their own countries
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tenure
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the way in which the rights, restrictions and responsibilities that people have with respect to land and property are held
