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12643773527demography; def-the study of population from a general perspective0
12643782214population density; def, assumes-a measure of total population relative to land size -assumes an even distribution of pop. over the land1
12643799699arithmetic population density; def, doesn't-the total pop. divided by the total land area. -does not reflect empty/ sparse areas in the pop.2
12643839207physiological population density; def-the total pop. divided by the area of arable land3
12643868197population distributions; def-descriptions of locations on the earth's surface where individuals or groups live4
12643910403dot maps; def-maps where one dot represents a certain number of a phenomenon, such as a population.5
12643919975historically, people tended to congregatein places where they could grow food6
126439459095 largest population clusterseast asia south asia europe north america southeast asia7
12740801234east asia pop. cluster; incl, high-includes china, korea, and japan -highest pop. density in large cities and along the yangtze and yellow rivers8
12740820674south asia pop. cluster; incl, high-includes india, pakistan, bangladesh, and sri lanka -highest pop. density in large cities, along the coasts, and along the ganges and indus rivers9
12740846169europe pop. cluster; incl, high-includes ireland and the uk all the way to russia -highest pop. density in cities and around europe's coal fields10
12740886490north america pop. cluster; incl-includes mainly the east coast states11
12740903113southeast asia pop. cluster; incl-includes indonesia, phillipines, and other islands12
12643982995megapolis; def, ex-a huge urban agglomeration ex: dc, baltimore, philly, nyc, and boston on the east coast13
12644007928census; def, many, imp, hard-the official count or survey of a population -many ppl don't participate -is important for federal gov funding and gov representation (house of reps) -harder for poor countries to conduct14
12741006769paul ehrlich; wrote, warn-wrote the population bomb -warned that the world's pop. was increasing too quickly and was outpacing food production15
12644195674thomas malthus; pub, warn, claim, assum-published an essay on the principles of population -warned that pop. was increasing faster than the food supplies needed to sustain it -claimed food supply grew linearly, while population grew exponentially -assumed food was confined spatially16
127410306452 arguments that support malthus-world population continues to grow today -there are already so many people suffering bc of hunger17
127410541022 arguments that contradict malthus-improved seed strains, gmos, hybrids, herbicides and other biotech have contributed to exponential growth of food production -demographers predict world pop. will stabilize around 205018
12644226226neo malthusians; who, believe-current scholars who share malthus' vies -believe rising population is an urgent issue that should be addressed ASAP19
12741153416high growth rates correlate with... (1)-low standing of women: where cultural traditions restrict educational and professional opportunities for women and men dominate as a matter of custom20
12741176341low growth rates correlate with... (4)-economic wealth and urbanization -education -equal opportunities for women -high availability of birth control21
12644320279total fertility rate; def-the average number of children born to a woman of childbearing age22
12741227618replacement level; def-the fertility rate necessary for a population to stabilize without immigration23
12644335583aging index; def-the number of people aged 65 years and older per 100 children aged 0 to 14 years24
12741805417an aging population means... (1)-younger workers have to pay more taxes to fund for pensions and other retirement services25
12644373090doubling time; def, was-the number of years it takes for an amount to double -was lowest during earlier 1900s, but is slowing down now26
12644409496population explosion; def-a sudden large increase in the size of a population27
12644418742zero population growth; def-when the birth rate roughly equals the death rate28
12644456155natural increase; def-the difference between the number of births and the number of deaths29
12644460721crude birth rate; def, aka-the total number of live births in a year for every 1,000 people -aka natality rate30
12644468883crude death rate; def-the number of deaths per year per 1,000 people31
12644481693demographic transition; def-shift in population growth32
12644518850stationary population level; def, prob-the level at which the world's population would stabilize -major problems to be faced would involve aged rather than young33
12644533509population composition; def-in a population, the number of men and women and their ages34
12644553645population pyramid; def, help, shapes-a bar graph representing the distribution of population by age and sex. -help analyze population projections, develop gov policies, show demographic momentum, and show dependency ratio -wealth countries are shaped like vases, while poor countries are shaped like christmas trees35
12657923794infant mortality rate; def, dep-a figure that describes the number of babies that die within the first year of their lives -largely depends on the physical health of mothers36
12660906643newborn death rate; def, cause-a measurement of the number of children who die in the first month life out of every 1000 live births -caused by premature births, which are more common in wealthy countries than poorer ones37
12657961442child mortality rate; def, dep-a figure that describes the number of children that die between the first and fifth years of their lives -largely depends on nutritional deficiencies38
12658011847life expectancy; def; can-the number of years, on average, a person can expect to live -can be skewed by infant/child mortality rates39
12658024120infectious diseases; def, ex-diseases resulting from an invasion of parasites and their multiplication in the body -ex: malaria40
12658112720chronic/degenerative diseases; def, ex-maladies of longevity and old age -ex: heart disease41
12658121419genetic/inherited diseases; def, ex-diseases that can be traced to our ancestry -ex: sickle cell, hemophilia, lactose intolerance42
12660926850endemic; def-used to describe a disease when it prevails over a small area43
12742230782epidemic; def-regional outbreak of a disease44
12742239942pandemic; def-global outbreak of a disease45
12658128507vectored infectious disease; def-a disease transmitted by an intermediary vector (malaria-mosquito)46
12658135887nonvectored infectious disease; def-a disease transmitted through direct contact between host and victim47
12658180843AIDS; stands 4, effects-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome -weakens the body and reduces its capacity to combat other infections48
12658213954expansive/ pronatalist population policies; def, ex-government policies that encourage large families and raise the rate of natural increase -ex: tax incentives, longer maternity leaves49
12658221866eugenic population policies; def, ex-government policies designed to favor one racial or cultural sector of a population over others -ex: nazis, japan, discriminatory taxation50
12658235212restrictive/ antinatalist population policies; def, ex-government policies created to reduce the rate of natural increase -ex: one child policy51
12658245080one child policy; def-a program established by the chinese government in 1979 to slow population growth in52
12644574282agricultural population density; def-number of farmers per unit of arable land53
12644583626overpopulation; def-when there is a lack of resources necessary to meet the needs of a population in a defined area54
12644595862underpopulation; def-when there are more resources than necessary to meet the needs of a population in a defined area55
12644605779carrying capacity; def, over-the ability of a land to sustain a certain number of people -overpop. occurs when capacity is reached and exceeded56
12644628116five distinct characteristics of areas in which ppl cannot livetoo hot too cold too hilly too wet too dry57
12644631734ecumene; def-inhabited land occupied for economical and agricultural purposes58
12644675620dtm stage 1; five things-pre industrial -high CBR, high CDR -high human suffering from things like plague or famine -common in hunting and gathering societies -no nations are at this stage, but some indigenous pops. are59
12644722886dtm stage 2; five things-transitional -CDR plummets, rate of NI inc -pop. is said to have demographic momentum bc of the plentiful young pop. that will reproduce and increase the total pop. -s2 can be entered bc of agricultural revolutions, intro to sanitation, advances in medicine, food improvements, colonization, or immigration -includes most african countries60
12644794632dtm stage 3; three things-transitional -dec CBR, low CDR, steady pop. growth -s3 can be entered bc of movement into cities, wealth, edu, urbanization, mass production, abortion/ birth control, expense of kids61
12644825690dtm stage 4; three things-industrial -low CBR, low CDR, little pop. growth, almost 0 pop. -s4 can be entered bc of women becoming more educated and involved in the workforce62
12644851112dtm stage 5; six things-debatable -v low CBR, low CDR, negative pop. growth -more gov policies for more kids -loosening policies on immigration -focus on technology -includes Japan63
12658430485s curve; def-line that represents the rate of natural increase64
12658379087dependency ratio; def-the number of people under age 15 and over age 64 compared to the number of people who are of working age65
12742621647epidemiological transition model; def-describes distinctive causes of death (usually disease) associated with each stage of the demographic transition66

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