AP Human Geography Chapter 2 Key Terms
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| a measurement of the number of people per given unit of land | ||
| the population of a country or region expressed as an average per unit area | ||
| the number of people per unit area of arable land | ||
| description of locations on the Earth's surface where populations live | ||
| maps where one dot represents a certain number of a phenomenon, such as population | ||
| term used to designate large coalescing supercities that are forming in diverse parts of the world | ||
| a periodic and official count of a country's population | ||
| time required for a population do double | ||
| rapid growth of worlds human population during the last century | ||
| population growth measured as excess of live births over live deaths | ||
| number of live births yearly per thousand people | ||
| number of live deaths yearly per thousand people | ||
| multi stage model of changes in population growth in countries undergoing industrialization | ||
| level at which national population ceases to grow | ||
| structure of a population in terms of age, sex, and other properties | ||
| visual representation of age and sex composition of a population | ||
| describes the number of babies that die within the first year of their lives | ||
| number of children that die between the first and fifth year of their lives | ||
| how long, on average, a person may be expected to live | ||
| Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome | ||
| long lasting afflictions now more common because of higher life expectancies | ||
| government policies that encourage large families | ||
| government policies to favor one racial sector | ||
| government policies to reduce the rate of natural increase |