VOCABULARY TO KNOW Natural increase The rate of natural increase (RNI) is the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate of a population. Doubling time The period of time required for a quantity to double in size or value Literacy rate Proportion of the population over age fifteen that can read and write GNP The total value of goods produced and services provided by a country during one year, equal to the gross domestic product plus the net income from foreign investments

GDP The total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year Per-Capita For each person; in relation to people taken individually Standard of living The degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community Human development index Composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" Purchase power of parity An economic theory that estimates the amount of adjustment needed on the exchange rate between countries in order for the exchange to be equivalent to each currency's purchasing power.

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ASSIGNMENT Brainstorm connections between demographic information and social, political and economic factors that affect the demographics of a country or region. Include in this discussion the treatment of minorities and women.

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Where are the most populous regions or countries in the world? (East Asia, South Asia) What factors have contributed to these large population areas? (Fertile land, etc.) What factors would contribute to people migrating to another region or to a city? (Natural disasters, disease, famine, political instability, industrialization, etc.)