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15 Cards in this Set
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Infant mortality rates |
The frequency of children dying in infancy |
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IPAT model |
I = P x A x T |
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Demography |
Application of principles from population ecology to the study of statistical change in human populations |
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Demographers |
Study population size, density, age structure, sex ratio, and rates of people |
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Total fertility rate |
The average number of children born per woman during her lifetime |
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Replacement fertility |
The TFR that keeps the size of a population stable |
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Rate of natural increase |
Change due to birth and death rates alone |
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Life expectancy |
The average number of years that an individual in a particular age group is likely to continue to live |
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Demographic transition |
A model of economic and cultural change |
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Family planning |
The effort to plan the number and spacing of one's children |
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Birth control |
The effort to control the number of children a woman bears by reducing the frequency of pregnancy |
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Contraception |
The deliberate attempt to prevent pregnancy despite engaging in sexual intercourse |
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Reproductive window |
The period of their life in which they can have a baby |
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Biocapacity |
The amount of biologically productive land and sea available to us |
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Demographic fatigue |
Overwhelming challenges related to population growth |
