1. Population Patterns Vocab

2. Demography The study of population (numbers, ethnicities, common traits, distribution, density)

3. Death Rate # of people that die every year per 1,000 people

4. Birth Rate # of people that are born every year per 1,000 people

5. Natural Increase Rate A.K.A. growth rate or Birth Rate-Death Rate

6. Life Expectancy Average number of years people live within a given population

7. Fertility Rate # of live births per 1,000 people

8. Infant Mortality Rate # of deaths of infants (under 1 year) per 1,000 live births

9. Child Mortality Rate # of deaths of children (1-5 years) per 1,000

10. Zero Population Growth Occurs when BR=DR and Usually in wealthy countries

11. Doubling Time # of years it takes a population to double in size

12. Negative Population Growth Rate Occurs when DR>BR People are brought in from foreign countries because there are not enough workers

13. Population Distribution Pattern of human settlement

14. Ecumene Portion of Earth occupied by permanent human settlement

15. Population Density People per square mile Arithmetic Pop. Density – total population/total land area Physiological Population Density – Total population/total arable land

16. Urbanization Movement of people from rural areas to cities

17. Emigrant Migrant who leaves their home country

18. Immigrant Migrant who comes into a new country