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20 Cards in this Set
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The study of human populations and their characteristics is called ___.
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demography
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Three ways societies gather demographic information:
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1. vital statistics
2. censuses 3. surveys |
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Official records of births, marriages and divorces and deaths are called ____ ____.
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vital statistics
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When the official government counts the entire population, it is called ___________.
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censuses
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_____________ are counts of small samples of the total population.
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Surveys
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Vital statistics are the "__ __" of a society.
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"life signs"
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The two basic vital statistics are:
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1. natural increase - births
2. life expectancy - how long some is expected to live |
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___ ___ is the number of children born/1,000 people.
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Crude birthrate
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__ __ is the number of people who die each year/1,000 people.
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Crude death rate
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Crude death rate - crude birthrate = ________________.
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rate of natural increase
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What factors have increased the world population?
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Technology and medicine have done much to increase world population.
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The death rate among children is called __ ___.
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infant mortality
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Demographers have divided populations into two broad categories:
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1. urban - large populations and buildings
2. rural - few buildings and small areas of people |
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What historical factor changed people from living in the rural area to larger urban areas?
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The Industrial Revolution causes people to leave rural areas looking for job opportunities.
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The growth of urban areas at the expense of rural areas is called ______________.
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urbanization
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______________ is an area between urban and rural areas.
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Suburbs
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____ ___ is the average number of people who live on each square mile of land.
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Population density
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___ ____ is a good measure of crowding.
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Population density
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__ ___ is land that can be used to plant crops.
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Arable land
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____ ___ is the ratio of the total population to the arable land.
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Physiological density
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