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26 Cards in this Set
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___ % of the world's current population growth occurs where ___ |
95% Less Developed countries (LDC) |
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Half of the world population ___ has occurred in the last 50 years |
3.6 of 7.3 |
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Ecumene |
"the inhibited world" geography of permanent human settlement spare pop in cold, dry, wet, high areas |
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3 major regions hold 2/3 of the world's pop.. where are they |
east asia south asia europe |
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population density 3 types: |
Arithmetic physiological agricultural |
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arithmetic |
total population / total land area |
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physiological |
total population / arable land area |
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agricultural |
total farmers/ arable land area |
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crude birth rate |
# of births /1000 people per year 15/1000= 1.5% |
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crude death rate |
# deaths / 1000 people in a year 9/1000=.09% |
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population change |
(births- deaths)+(# of immigrants-#emigrants)= population change |
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Natural rate of increase |
c birth rate- c death rate |
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doubling time |
72/ NIR |
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total fertility rate |
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NIR vs Total population growth |
Total population growth takes im /emigration |
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Demographic transition model |
Stage 1: Low growth 2: High Growth 3: Moderate Growth 4: Low growth 5: Decline |
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population pyramids |
used to display the % of each age group in a total population by horizontal bar graphs Males on the Left Women on the right |
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dependency ratio |
# on working people / # of non working people # ppl age 16-65 / # under 15 and above 65 |
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Neo- Mathusiaism |
over population at heart of environment degradation crisis is inevitable strong emphasis on population control |
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reality of mathusiaism theory |
food production is much greater then the population excess of food even in india |
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types of government population policy |
expansive eugenic restrictive |
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Gov pop policy Expansive |
grow population through incentive |
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Gov pop policy Eugenic |
eliminate non preferred ethnic groups |
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gov pop policy Restrictive |
incentive or mandate birth control |
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top five countries with population |
1. China 2. India 3. United States 4. Indonesia 5. Brazil |
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Population trends 1. Europe 2. Africa 3.South Asia 4. China |
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