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Subject: Pakistan Studies Unit 12: Population In Pakistan
Class: IX

Important Definition OR Meanings

Population Growth Birth Rates / death rates /migration

Birth Rate & Death rates are measured by average number of births and deaths per 1000 people.

S# TERMS DEFINITION / MEANINGS

1 Population Distribution Spread of people in an area
2 Population Density Number of people lives per unit area
3 Over Population An areas population is too large to be supported by
available resources.
4 Over Populated Urban Area When numbers of jobs are less than people who are
looking for it or if the existing infrastructure can not
support the population
5 Over Populated Rural Area When more people earn from limited recourses and the
area cannot take load of its over population due to less
crop production
6 Crude Birth Rate The number of births per 1000 per year without taking into
age, sex or any other factor.
7 Crude Death Rate The number of deaths per 1000 per year without taking
into age, sex or any other factor.
8 Birth Rate Number of children born per thousand per year.
9 Death Rate Number of people died per thousand per year.
10 Rate of Natural Increase The difference between the birth rate and death rate
(Birth rate-Death rate)
11 Life Expectancy Number of years a person is expected live on average
basis.
12 Dependency Ratio The ratio of adults (15-64 YEARS) to the combined number
of children and elders.
13 Push Factor The negative factors which influence the people to leave
one area and migrate towards other areas.
14 Pull Factor The attractive factors of an area, which attract the people
towards any specific area for various positive reasons.
15 Population Increase Rate of natural increase including net migration.
16 NET Migration The difference between the people who are coming and
leaving the country.
17 Migration Movement of people due to various reasons from one
place to another place.
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18 Emigration When the people leave their native country and migrate
towards other country. For example the migration of
Pakistans people towards UK.
19 Immigration Arrival of people from other countries due to various
reasons. Like Afghan migration towards Pakistan.

20 Urbanization The increase in the proportions of the country that lives in

its urban areas.

21 Nomadic The movement of people throughout the year with their

families and animals.

22 Semi-Nomadic Seasonal migrations like people in the mountains come

down in Winter and go back in summer also called
TRANSHUMANCE.

23 Pastoral Farming Live Stock Farming

24 Contraceptives The products and medicines to control childbirth.

25 Child Mortality Rate Death rate of children at time of birth.

26 Mother Mortality Rate Death rate of mothers at the time of childbirth.

26 Census The counting of people in a country for future planning.

27 Per Capita Income The average income per person

28 Open unemployment Person above 10 years of age looking for employment but
unemployed yet.

29 Periodic al Unemployment Unemployment arising from joblessness at intervals.

30 Underemployment When a person is employed but below their qualification

and experience.

31 Disguised un employment When the number of workers is more than the actual
requirement e.g. Agriculture

32 Poverty Line The minimum income required sustaining oneself.

33 Slums Congested old houses with little facilities

34 Squatter Settlement OR Unauthorized settlements consisting of houses and shops

Shanty Areas on govt. or non-govt. lands. (KACHI AABADI)

35 SEX Ratio The number of males for every 100 females in the
population.
36 Age Composition The proportion of children, adult and aged people in the
total population.
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Subject: Pakistan Studies Unit 12: Population In Pakistan
Class: IX
37 THE DEMOGRAPHIC The demographic transition (DT) is a model used to
TRANSITION (DT) MODEL represent the transition from high birth and death rates to
low birth and death rates as a country develops from a pre-
industrial to an industrialized economic system.

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