Wednesday, October 8, 2014

terms for test

In today’s class we went over many terms. The terms are going to be on the test on Friday. There are many terms.  
life expectancy- The average number of years to be lived by people born in the same year. (low number of life expectancy means bad things happen)
crude death rate (CDR)-  the total number of deaths per year per 1,000 people.
crude birth rate (CBR)- the total number of births per year per 1,000 people.
developing nations- A nation with a lower living standard, undeveloped industrial base, and low Human Development Index relative to other countries. (Infrastructure)
developed nations-  A post-industrial economies, meaning the service sector provides more wealth than the industrial sector
rate of natural increase (RNI)- The rate of which the population increases or decreases due to deaths and births
net migration rate (NMR)- The difference of immigrants and emigrants of an area in a period of time
Immigration- Coming in to a country
Emigration- Leaving a country
push forces- Why you want to leave a country

pull forces- Why you want to go into another country

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