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Growth rate
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percent increase of population size over time, affected by births, deaths, and the number of people moving into or out of a regional population
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life expectancy
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number of years an individual is expected to live
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crude death rate
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number of deaths per 1000 individuals per year
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crude birth rate
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number of births per 1000 individuals per year
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population density
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number of people per unit area
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overpopulation
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more people living in an area that its natural and human resources can support
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population momentum
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tendency of a young population to grow even after birth rates drop to replacement rates - 2 children per couple
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infant mortality rate
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number of infants who die in their first year of life per every 1000 live births in that year
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total fertility rate (TFR)
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number of children the average woman has in her lifetime
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demographic factors
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population characteristics such as birth rate or life expectancy that influence how a population changes in size and composition
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developed country
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country with a moderate-high standard of living on average and an established market economy
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developing country
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country with low standard of living and has a weak economy, may have high poverty
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demographic transition
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theoretical model that describes the expected drop in once-high population growth rates as economic conditions improve the quality of life in a population
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zero population growth
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absence of population growth, occurs when birth rates equal death rates
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replacement fertility rate
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rate at which children must be born to replace those dying in the population
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age structure
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the part of a population pyramid that shows what percentage of the population is distributed into various age groups of males and females
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sex ratio
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relative number of males to females in a population, calculated by dividing the number of males by the number of females
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age structure diagram
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graphic that displays the size of various age groups with males shown on one side of the graphic and females on the other
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gendercide
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systematic killing of a specific gender
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immigration
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the movement of people into a given population
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emigration
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movement of people out of a given population
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carrying capacity
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population size that an area can support for the long term, depends on resource availability and the rate of per capita resource use by the population
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