demographer
scientist who studies human populations
birth rate
number of live birth per 1,000 people in the year
death rate
number of deaths per 1,000 people in the year
infant mortality rate
number of infant deaths per 1,000 births
population distribution
spreading of people over an area of land
population density
measure of the number of people per unit of land
migration
movement of people from one place to another
emigrate
to migrate out of a place
immigrate
to migrate into a place
push factor
cause of migration that pushes people to leave their home country
pull factor
cause of migration that pulls, or attracts, people to new countries
urban
located in cities
rural
settlement in the country
urbanization
movement of people from rural to urban areas
slum
poor, overcrowded urban neighborhood
suburban sprawl
spread of suburbs away from the core city