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24 Cards in this Set
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Demographic Transition Hypothesis |
The 4 stages a country goes through when becoming more industrialized and economically developed. |
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The continent with the highest population growth rate. |
Africa |
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Exponential Growth |
Represents the current world population growth. (J-shaped curve) |
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Logistic Growth |
Represents the world population growth once the carrying capacity is achieved (S-shaped curve) |
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The continent with the highest population |
India |
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Age Structure Graph |
Represents the different numbers of males and females categorized based on their respective age groups. |
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Demographic Momentum |
Rapid population growth due to the majority of a population with a large percentage of its people in the pre-reproductive demographic. |
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Total Fertility Rate |
The number of children a woman has during her reproductive years. |
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Replacement Fertility Rate |
The number of children a couple must have in order to replace themselves. Dependent upon the population dynamics of the country they reside in. |
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TFR in the U.S. |
2.01 |
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TFR in China |
1.55 |
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Replacement Fertility Rate in More Developed Countries |
2.1 |
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Replacement Fertility Rate in Less Developed Countries |
Up to 2.5 |
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Demographic Transition Example |
In the United States death rates have declined due to industrialization causing birth rates to also decline with economic development and family planning. |
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Countries with zero population growth |
Russia and Germany |
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Countries with a stable population |
Japan and Italy |
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Countries with a slowly expanding population |
United States and China |
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Countries with a rapidly expanding population |
Guatemala and Nigeria (As well as many other African countries) |
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A more-developed country with one of the highest infant mortality rates compared to other more-developed countries. |
The United States |
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Removes significant numbers of young adults from the population causing a disruption in the social and economic structures of a country. |
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The main cause of food insecurity |
Poverty |
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A main factor determining the birth and fertility rates. |
Education and employment for women |
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Family planning |
A program that many countries have established in order to give couples more control over how many children they have. |
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The problem with the "graying" of America |
Fewer workers to pay taxes to support government programs like social sercurity and health care |
