Chapter 2 Terms Aphg

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Psychological density

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Measure of population density that is found by dividing the total number of people by the area of arable land

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Population composition

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aspects that make up a population

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Population density

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Measure of the total people relative to land size

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Population distribution’s

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descriptions of locations on the earth surface where individuals or groups live

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Population explosion

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rapid growth of the worlds human population during the past century

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Population pyramid

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Visual representation of composition of a population in terms of age and sex

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rate of natural increase

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difference between the number of births in the number of deaths

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restrictive population policy

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policy that is now generally enforced by the majority of the worlds governments. and example is China’s one child policy

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stage five

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stage of the demographic transition characterized by declining population

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stage four

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stage of the demographic transition characterized by a decrease in population growth

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stage one

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stage of demographic transition characterized by low population growth

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stage three

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stage of demographic transition characterized by a population explosion

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Stage two

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stage of demographic transition characterized by increased population growth

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maltusioan theory

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thomas malthus thought the world population was increasing faster than food supply needed to sustain it

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total fertility rate

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average number of children born to a woman during her lifetime

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Zero population growth

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a state in population of maintain remembered that exactly offset by number

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ehrlich theory

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sanford university professor Paul ehrlich predicting worldwide famine in the 1970s and 1980s due to overpopulation

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epidemiological transition model

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process by which the pattern of mortality and disease is transformed from one of high mortality among infants and children and episode examine and epidemic affecting all age groups

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boserup theory

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also known as agricultural intensification state by population change drives the intensity of agriculture production