Crude Birth Rate
Life Expectancy
A figure indicating how long, on average, a person may be expected to live
Refugee
A person who has to leave his or her country to find safety.
Migration
Form of relocation diffusion involving permanent move to a new location.
Restrictive Population Policies
Government policies designed to reduce the rate of natural increase
Expansive Population Policies
Government policies that encourage large families and raise the rate of population growth
Forced Migration
Human migration flows in which the movers have no choice but to relocate.
Infant Mortality Rate
Number of deaths during the first year of life per thousand live births
Crude Death Rate
The total number of deaths in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society.
Crude Birth Rate
The total number of live births in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society.
Pull Factor
condition that attracts people to move to a new area
Push Factor
condition that drives people from their homeland
Child Mortality Rate
number of deaths per thousand children within their first 5 years of life
Voluntary Migration
permanent movement undertaken by choice