Friedland APES Ch 7 Flashcards

1056086362	Thomas Malthus	promoted concept of humans overshooting carrying capacity which will lead to widespread starvation
1056086363	Demography	the study of human populations and population trends
1056086364	Infant mortality	the number of infants dying within the first year of life
1056086365	Age structure diagrams	shows number of individuals within each age category for males and females
1056086366	Population Momentum	continued population growth that does not slow in response to population reduction measures
1056086367	Net migration rate	the difference between immigration and emigration for a given year for a population
1056086368	Theory of Demographic Transition	theory that as a country moves from a subsistence economy to an industrialized economy it undergoes a predictable shift in population growth
1056086369	Family Planning	the practice of regulating the number or spacing of offspring through the use of birth control
1056086370	Affluence	wealth and income of a particular country
1056086371	IPAT Equation	Impact= Population x Affluence x Technology
1056086372	Urban Area	populous area in and immediately surround a city
1056086373	Gross Domestic Product (GDP)	measure of the value of all products and services produced within a country in a given year
1056086374	Sustainable development	development that balances human well being with economic advances and resource management for the benefit of future generations