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| THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LIVE BIRTHS IN A YEAR FOR EVERY 1,000 PEOPLE ALIVE IN THE SOCIETY |
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| THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS IN A YEAR FOR EVERY 1,000 PEOPLE ALIVE IN A SOCIETY |
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| RATE OF NATURAL INCREASE (RNI) |
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| (BIRTH RATE-DEATH RATE) DIVIDED BY 10 |
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| THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES FOR A POPULATION TO DOUBLE |
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| THE NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS MINUS TH ENUMBER OF EMIGRANTS FOR EVERY THOUSAND MEMBERS OF THE POPULATION |
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| TOTAL FERTILITY RATE (TFR) |
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| THE ESTIMATED AVERAGE NUMBER OF CHILDREN BORN TO EACH FEMALE DURING CHILD BEARING YEARS (15-45) |
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| DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION MODEL |
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| A THEORY OF HOW POPULATION CHANGES OVER TIME; PROVIDES IMPORTANT INSIGHTS TO THE ISSUES OF MIGRATION, FERTILITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRIALIZATION, URBANIZATION, LABOR, POLITICS, AND THE ROLES OF WOMEN |
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| THE SEASONAL MIGRATION FOR FOOD AND RESOURCES OR OWNING LIVESTOCK |
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| RAPID POPULATION GROWTH FOLLOWED BY A PLATEAU OR DECLINE DUE TO A POPLUATION REACHING OR EXCEEDING THE AREA'S CARRYING CAPACITY |
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