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16 Cards in this Set
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Physiological Density |
A measure of population density that is found by the dividing the total number of people by the area of ARABLE land -Lillian Pham |
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Population Composition |
Aspects that make up a population. These can include age, sex, marital status and education - Lillian Pham |
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Population density |
Measure of total population relative to land size -Lillian Pham |
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Population Distributions |
Descriptions of locations on the Earths surface where individuals or groups live -Lillian Pham |
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Population Explosion |
The rapid growth of the world's human population during the past century, attended by the evershorter doubling times and accelerating rates of increase -Lillian Pham |
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Population Pyramid |
Visual representation of the composition of a population in terms of age and sex -Lillian Pham |
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Rate of Natural increase |
The difference between the number of births and the number of deaths -Lillian Pham |
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Restrictive Population Policy |
A policy that is now generally enforced by the majority of the world's governments. This policy ranges from toleration and promotion of birth control to prohibition of large families. (China's One-Child Policy) -Lillian Pham |
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Stage five |
DT characterized by a declining population. Birthrates continue to fall and drop below death rates while the death rates remain steadily low -Lillian Pham |
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Stage Four |
DT characterized by a decrease in population growth. Birth rate continues to fall while the death rates remain steadily low -Lillian Pham |
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Stage One |
Stage of DT with declining population growth. High birth and death rates -Lillian Pham |
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Stage Three |
Stage of DT with population explosion. Birth rates remain high but begin to fall. Low death rates (decreasing but leveling out) -Lillian Pham |
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Stage Two |
Stage of DT with increased population growth. Hugh birth rates and declining death rates -Lillian Pham |
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Stationary Population Level |
Abbreviation- SPL. Theory that global population will stop growing sometime in the 21st century and reach this stage -Lillian Pham |
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Malthusian Theory |
Thomas Malthus believed the world's population was increasing faster than the food supply needed to sustain it. He thought that food supplies grew LINEARLY and the population grew EXPONENTIALLY -Lillian Pham |
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Total Fertility Rate |
Average number of children born to a woman during her lifetime. A (TFR) or 2.1 or higher indicates a stable population -Lillian Pham |
