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DTM Vocabulary (1-2)
DTM Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Demographic transition model (DTM) | high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a country develops from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic system. (tier 3) |
Industrial | characterized by industry. (tier 2) |
Industrial revolution | the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. (tier 2) |
CBR | the number of live births occurring among the population of a given geographical area during a given year, per 1,000 mid-year total population of the given geographical area during the same year. (tier 2) |
CDR | Crude Death Rate: the number of deaths occurring among the population of a given geographical area during a given year, per 1,000 mid-year total population of the given geographical area during the same year. (tier 2) |
Natural increase | Rate: crude birth rate minus the crude death rate of a population. (tier 2) |
Total fertility rate | a population is the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime. (tier 2) |
Infant mortality rate | an estimate of the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. (tier 2) |
Zero Population growth | the maintenance of a population at a constant level by limiting the number of live births to only what is needed to replace the existing population. (tier 2) |
Primary Economic activity | primary sector of the economy is the sector of an economy making direct use of natural resources. (tier 3) |
Subsistence farming | Subsistence farming (survival) means the society does not have a stabilized agricultural production. People are at risk of dying. Receptive to disease, starvation or death. The elderly or young would die first. (tier 3) |
Agricultural production | The science of cultivating land, producing crops, and raising livestock. (tier 2) |
Replacement babies | a baby is often described as a "replacement child," a substitute or replacement for the child who died. (tier 2) |
Famine | extreme scarcity of food. (tier 1) |
Epidemic | a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. (tier 1) |
Pandemic | an outbreak of a pandemic disease. (tier 1) |
Agricultural revolution | An agricultural revolution or agrarian revolution is a period of transition from the pre-agricultural period characterized by a Paleolithic diet, into an agricultural period characterized by a diet of cultivated foods. (tier 3) |
Mechanization | Mechanization: the process of doing work with machinery. (tier 2) |
The Medical Revolution | The Medical Revolution: The advance of medicine and medical technology, lives were extended and people were healthier. (tier 2) |
Infrastructure | the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise. (tier 1) |