Basics
The total number of people living in a specific area is called this.
population
The discovery of America led to this.
Great European Migration
The world's population reached 1 billion in this century.
19th century (1800s)
People who move from one country to another are called this.
immigrants
Shape of a developed country looks like this. Wherein there is a narrow base and wide top.
Inverted triangle
This term describes the number of births per 1,000 people per year.
birth rate
During the 19th century, Chinese people emigrated to the United States, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines
Great Migration
The estimated world population in 2024.
8 billion
One major reason people migrate.
to find jobs (or economic opportunity)
A wide base and narrow top indicates this type of population trend.
rapid growth or young population or developing population
The average number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime.
fertility rate
During and After the second world war, where did the Polish and German people go to?
westwards
This country has the largest population in the world as of 2024
India
This term describes people forced to leave their homes due to conflict or disaster.
refugees
A population pyramid that is more rectangular in shape indicates this.
Stable Population
The number of deaths per 1,000 people in a given year.
death rate
The Atlantic Slave Trade is an example of what type of migration.
forced migration
The second most populous continent.
Africa
The movement of people within a country.
internal migration
The narrowing of the base in a population pyramid indicates this.
declining birth rate or aging population
This rate determines how fast a population is increasing or decreasing.
population growth rate
This period in history in when people started moving in search of better land, new markets, or because of territorial conflicts.
neolithic period
It is the statistical study of human populations
Demography
This term refers to a citizen that leaves their country to settle elsewhere.
A population pyramid shows this kind of data. The left and right sides, and the categories.
age and gender distribution