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Study of population numbers, distribution, trends and issues Which word belongs to this definition?
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Demography
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Yearly number of live births per 100
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Birth rate
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Yearly number of deaths per 100
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Death rate
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Difference between the birth rate and death rate
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Natural increase rate
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Yearly number of deaths under 1 year old per 100
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Infant mortality rate
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Yearly number of deaths between 1 and 8 years old per 1000
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Child mortality rate
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To enter a country other than your own native country to live there permanently
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Immigrate
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number of new Canadians who have immigrated here from another country per 1000 of Canada’s population
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Immigration rate
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A person who moves to a new country
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Immigrant
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One of the categories of immigrants to Canada
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Refugee
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To leave your country of origin to live elsewhere
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Emigrate
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yearly number of people per 1000 who move elsewhere
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Emigration rate
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difference between people moving to a country and people moving elsewhere from that same country = Immigration Rate – Emigration Rate
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Net migration rate
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Something that makes people want to leave their country and move to another (e.g., discrimination, unemployment)
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Push factors
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something that attracts people to another country (e.g., freedom of speech, educational opportunities)
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Pull factors
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