6.1  Meanings /Short definitions :

1.  Population –The number of people living in a particular area.

2.  Population Change – The change in population over a certain length of time.

3.  Birth rate – It is a statistics that measures the number of live births per 1000 people.

4.  Death rate – It is a statistics that measures the number of deaths per 1000 people.

5.  Migration – Refers to the movement of people from one place to another.

6.  Natural death rate – Difference between the birth and death rate.

7.  Population Pyramid – Pyramid is pictorial way to describe the population composition.

8.  Emigrants – People leaving a country. This phenomena is called Emigration.

9.  Immigrants – People arriving in a country. This phenomena is called Immigration.