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5270941465pre-industrial stagehigh birth and death rate0
5270941466transitional stagehigh birth rate, low death rate1
5270941467industrial stagebirth rates decline and death rates are low2
5270941468post industrial stagelow birth and death rate3
5270941469total fertility ratethe number of children born per woman4
5270941470infant mortality ratethe number of deaths of an infant under 1 years old5
5270941471demographystudy of data related to a population6
5270941472rule of 7070/ rate7
5270941473crude birth ratebirths/ total population x 10008
5270941474crude death ratedeaths/ total population x 10009
5270941475Indiaincreasing population industrial stage10
5270941476japandecreasing population11
5270941477usstable population post industrial stage12
5270941478africaincreasing population13
5270941479Kenyatransitional stage14
5270941480HIV/AIDSkills middle aged people and leaves kids without parents, increases death rate15
5270941481women empowermentreduce population growth by educating women on birth control and condoms... lowers TFR16
5270941482siltmedium particles, rich in nutrients, average permeability17
5270941483claysmall particles, not permeable, lower amounts of gasses18
5270941484sandlarge particles, high filtration, low in nutrients19
5270941485Loammixture of silt, sand, clay; ideal soil for farming20
5270941486O horizonorganic matter21
5270941487A horizontop soil22
5270941488E horizoneluviated, leaching23
5270941489B horizonsubsoil24
5270941490C horizonweathered rock25
5270941491R horizonparent rock26
5270941492weatheringprocess that forms soil27
5270941493physical weatheringwind, rain28
5270941494chemical weatheringparent material is chemically changed29
5270941495biological weatheringorganisms produce soil chemically or physically30
5270941496it takes 200-400 years for 1 cm of soil to form31
5270941497humusfertile material formed by partial decomposition of organic matter32
5273699781agriculture revolutionallowed people to settle in 1 place; leads to more intensive agriculture33
5273699782green revolutionfed growing population; population increased; exponential growth34
5273699783eutrophicationhappens from over fertilizing35
5273916238irrigationartificially providing water to support agriculture36
5273916239acid raincause of over fertilizer37
5273916240conservation tillagetilling that leaves more than 30% of crop residue covering the soil after harvest38
5273916241terracinggrowing crops on the side of mountains39
5273916242contour farminggrowing crops on a hill40
5273916243intercroppingwhen you grow a crop among plants of a different kind in the space between the rows41
5273916244crop rotationrotating crops every year so soil doesn't get depleted of nutrients42
5274062264shelter beltsrows of trees or plants are planted on the edge to slow down wind erosion43
5274062265GMO'sgenetically modified organisms; one gene is transferred to another organism44
5274215617feedlotsan area where livestock are fed and fattened up45
5274215618aquacultureraising of aquatic animals or the cultivation of aquatic plants for food46
5274215619hydroponicsprocess of growing plants in sand, gravel, or liquid with added nutrients but with out soil47
5274215620pesticidesa substance used for destroying insects or other organisms that are harmful to cultivated plants48
5274215621organic farminga method of crop/livestock production that involves not using pesticides, fertilizers, or GMO's while encouraging sustainable production within agriculture49
5274215622examples of GMO'scorn, soy, milk, golden rice50
5274215623most permeable to leastsand, silt, clay51
5274215624largest particle to smallestsand, silt, clay52
5274243544monocultureplanting of a single crop53

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