Vocab
The number of births per year for every 1000 people
Birth rate
War, genocide, and disease
Push factors
Low birth and low death rate
MDC
This population pyramid has a wide base that rapidly tapers toward the top, creating a classic triangle. High birth rates and high fertility rates, combined with a higher death rate and lower life expectancy.
Expansive Pyramid
The movement of people from one place to another
Migration
Job opportunities, education, and good climates
Pull factors
Low life expectancy and low literacy rate
LDC
This population pyramid is roughly rectangular, with similar proportions across most age groups, tapering off at the oldest ages.
Stationary or Stable Pyramid
Number of deaths per year for every 1000 people
Death rate
The Irish Potato Famine (a period of mass starvation, disease, and emigration in Ireland from 1845 to 1852).
Push factor
Bonus Question: More than 3/4 of the world population live on these two continents
Asia and Africa
Overly crowded neighborhoods
Slums
Diagrams that show the distribution of a population by age and gender
Population pyramid
The Homestead Act 1862 (passed to encourage western migration and economic growth by granting 160 acres of public land to settlers)
Pull factor
Large cities and booming economies
MDC
The difference between the birth rate and the death rate
Natural increase
Money a migrant worker sends back to people in his or her home country
Remittance
The concept of the "American Dream"(regardless of birth circumstances or background, someone can achieve upward mobility, freedom, and success through hard work and determination)
Pull factor
Being "landlocked"
LDC
This population pyramid has a narrow base with a thicker middle or top-heavy structure (sometimes called a beehive shape). Low birth rates and low death rates, accompanied by a high life expectancy and an aging population.
Constrictive Pyramid