Population Terms

Note taking

• Use the Population Terms Note page to take notes as you view the power point.

• “One trend I notice” statements should be a reflection of what you see in the maps/notes.

Population Density

• The average number of people living in an area

• Usually expressed a people per square kilometer

Population Distribution

• Where people live throughout the world

• People tend to live in places favorable to settlement: mild climates, fertile soil, adequate freshwater

Population Change

• Change in Population is based on these 3 factors:– Birthrate– Migration– Death Rate

Crude Birthrate

• The number of births each year for every 1,000 people living in a place

Migration

• The process of moving from one place to live in another

• Push-pull factors• Immigrate: to move into a new country or

region (Immigrate = In)• Emigrate – to leave one country or region to

settle in another (Emigrate = Exit)

Net Immigration

Net Emigration

Crude Death Rate

• The total number of deaths each year for every 1,000 people living in a place

World Death Rates

Fertility Rate

• The average number of children a woman of childbearing years would have in her lifetime, if she had children at the current rate for her country

• A fertility rate of 2.1 is necessary just to replace current population

• Worldwide average is 3.0

World Fertility Rates

Infant Mortality Rate

• Number of deaths among infants under age one per thousand live births

• Improved health care and nutrition has led to a lower infant mortality rate

World Infant Mortality Rates

Carrying Capacity

• The number of organisms a piece of land can hold

Talk with your table group

• How do indicators such as birth rate, infant mortality rate, death rate and fertility rate reflect the level of development of a country.

• More Developed Countries• Less Developed Countries• Newly Industrialized Countries

Vocabulary Focus• Using your notes and what you have learned, complete a

vocabulary organizer for each of the following terms.1. MDC 10. Immigrate2. LDC 11. Emigrate3. Newly Industrialized Country4. Population density 12. Crude death rate5. Population distribution 13. Fertility rate6. Crude birth rate 14. Infant mortality rate7. Migration 15. Carrying capacity8. Push Factors9. Pull Factors