1. Population The total number of people in an area

3. Birthrate The number of births per year for every 1,000 people.

4. Population Density The average number of people living in a square mile.

5. Demography The study of population and its patters.

6. Urban Areas An area with high population density (cities).

7. Migration The movement of people from one place to another

8. Death Rate The number of deaths per year for every 1,000 people.

9. Internal Migration Migration within a country

10. Urbanization The growth of cities – when people move from rural areas into cities

11. International Migration The movement of people from one country to another country

12. Emigrate To exit a country (to leave)

13. Immigrate To move into a new country

14. Push-Pull Theory The theory that explains the movement of people – it explains why people leave one place and move into another place

15. Refugee A person who has had to leave their country because their life is in danger (war, persecution, natural disaster, political reasons, etc.)

16. Push Factor Reasons that cause people to move from (leave) an area

17. Pull Factor Reasons that draw (lure/bring) a person to another area

18. Push FactorsPull Factors Lack of JobsMany JobsPoverty FamilyEducationWar Better Living ConditionsViolence SafetyLack of Freedoms FreedomsNatural Disasters New Opportunities Bad Government Sort examples – the next page has the correct sorting

19. Push FactorsPull Factors Lack of JobsMany Jobs PovertyFamily WarEducation Natural Disasters Better Living Conditions ViolenceSafety Lack of FreedomsFreedoms Bad GovernmentNew Opportunities

20. Life Expectancy The number of years a person is expected to live.

21. Rural Areas A large area of open country with low population density, sparsely populated (countryside).

22. Famine A severe lack of food

23. Can you: Tell how many people are at each age level (for males, females, total)? What happens to the graph as it goes up? What is happening to the population? What are reasons for this?

24. You will do great on this quiz!