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APES Human Population - Definitions Flashcards

Factors that effect human population size

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6216015949Age structure diagramHorizontal bar graph of a population divided into groups by age and gender.0
6216015950Birth rateThe rate at which births occur in a population, measured as the percentage of births compared with the total population in a year.1
6216015951Death rateThe rate at which deaths occur in a population, measured as the percentage of a population dying compared with the total population in a year.2
6216015952Demographic transitionThe pattern of change in birth and death rates as a country is transformed from undeveloped to developed.3
6216015953Growth rateThe net increase of some factor per unit time. It is sometimes measured as the increase in numbers of individuals or biomass per unit time and sometimes as a percentage increase in numbers or biomass per unit time.4
6216015954Human carrying capacityThe maximum number of human beings which can live on Earth at the same time; is dependent on the quality of life people desire and are willing to accept5
6216015955Life expectancyThe estimated average number of years (or other time period used as a measure) that an individual of a specific age can expect to live6
6216015960Zero population growth (ZPG)The number of births equals the number of deaths so that there is no net change in the size of the population7
6216015961DemographyThe study of populations, especially their patterns in space and time8
6216015963Replacement level fertilityFertility rate required for a population to remain a constant level9
6216015964Total fertility rate (TFR)The average number of children expected to be born to a woman during her lifetime10
6216015965Crude birth rateThe number of live births per 1,000 people in a population, in a given year.11
6216015966Crude death rateThe number of deaths per 1,000 people in a population, in a given year.12
6216361782Infant mortality rate (IMR)The number of deaths of infants under 1 year old per 1,000 live births.13

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