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Demography is the study of describing people and was founded by John Graunt in the 17th century. It examines characteristics of populations such as mortality, urbanization, migration, historical trends, social factors, and government impacts. Demography analyzes population size, distribution, and growth through quantitative analysis and forecasting models using concepts from the Greek words "demos" meaning people and "graphia" meaning writing.

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Demography

Demography is the study of describing people and was founded by John Graunt in the 17th century. It examines characteristics of populations such as mortality, urbanization, migration, historical trends, social factors, and government impacts. Demography analyzes population size, distribution, and growth through quantitative analysis and forecasting models using concepts from the Greek words "demos" meaning people and "graphia" meaning writing.

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Demography

1. It is the study of describing people?


:Demography
2. Who is the father of demography?
:John Graunt
3. It is the death rate or frequency of death in a population?
: Mortality
4. It is the proportion of a country's population living in urban areas?
: Urbanization
5. It is the movement of people across a particular boundary to establish a
permanent or semi-permanent residence?
: Migration
6. A quantitative study of the population in the past?
: Historical demography
7. Investigate social phenomena that affect the distribution, growth, migration, and
settlement of population?
:Social Demography
8. Who is considered as first demographers?
: Government
9. Demography is composed of 2 greek words, what are those?
: Demos and Graphia
10. A hypothesis that describes and forecasts that the rising trend in population
increase will lead to widespread poverty?
: Iron rule of population growth

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