MEANINGS / DEFINITIONS:

  MEANINGS / DEFINITIONS :

  Population The number of people living in a particular area.

 Population Change The change in population over a certain length of time.

  Birth rate It is a statistics that measures the number of live births per 1000 people.

 Death rate It is a statistics that measures the number of deaths per 1000 people.

 Migration Refers to the movement of people from one place to another.

 Natural death rateDifference between the birth and death rate.

 Population Pyramid – A pictorial way to describe the population composition.

 Emigrants People leaving a country. This phenomena is called Emigration.

  Immigrants People arriving in a country. This phenomena is called Immigration.

Economic condition− financial status

Constitutes − makes 

Urban − city

Influence − to have an effect on

Sparse − very less

Social −relating to society

Cultural − relating to social behaviour

Economic − relating to finances