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Population density

A measurement of the number of people within a given unit of land.

arithmetic population density

the population of a country or region expressed as an average per unit area.

physiological population

the number of people per unit of of arable land

population distribution

description of locations on the Earth's surface where populations live

dotmap

maps where one dot represents a certain number of a population

megalopolis

term used to designate large supercities that are forming in diverse parts of the world

census

depends of population data

total fertility rate (TFR)

the average number of children born to a woman in her childbearing years

aging index

the number of people aged 65 years and older per 100 children aged 0-14 years

doubling time

time required for a population to double in size

population explosion

the rapid growth of a population. even shorter than the doubling rate

zero population growth

a state when a population is maintained at a constant level. (the number of deaths are equal to the number of births)

natural increase

population growth measured as the excess if live births over deaths

crude birth rate

the number of live births in a year per 1,000 people

crude death rate

the number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people

demographic transition

Multistage model, based on Western Europe's experience, of changes in population growth exhibited by countries undergoing industrialization

stationary popoulation level

the level at which a national population ceases to grow

population composition

structure of a population in terms of age, gender and other properties such as marital status and education

population pyramids

deals with age and gender

infant mortality rate

a figure that describes the number of babies that die within their first year of their lives in a given population

child mortality rate

a figure that describes the number of children that die between the first and fifth years of their lives in a given popuation

life expectancy

indicating how long, on average, a person may be able to live

infectious diseases

diseases that are spread by bacteria, viruses, or parasites. Infectious diseases diffuse directly or indirectly from human to human

chronic or degenerative diseases

generally long-lasting afflictions now more common because higher life expectancies

genetic or inherited diseases

diseases cause by variation or mutation of a gene or group of genes in a human

endemic

a disease that is particular to a locality or region

AIDS

Immune system disease caused by HIV which over a period of time weakens the immune system, causing extreme weight loss or other afflictions

expansive population policies

government policies that encourage large families and raise the rate of population growth

eugenic population policies

government policies designed to favor one racial sector over others

restrictive population policies

government policies designed to reduce the rate of natural increase

one-child policy

a program established by the Chinese government in 1979 to slow down population growth in China