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Demography   study of population numbers, distribution,trends and issues(人口统计学)  
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Census   process of collecting,compiling...about all people living in a particular area(人口普查,统计; 人口财产调查 _  
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Developed country   发达国家-country with a highly developed economy and living standards  
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developing country   发展中国家  
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birth rate   # of births per 1000 people in a country in a given year  
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Death rate   # of deaths per 1000 people in a country in a given year  
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Demographic transition model   a model that shows change in a population's birth and death rate and growth based on technological development.  
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Industrialization   工业化- overall change in a society from farm production and craftsmanship to mechanized manufacturing production.  
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Urbanization   都市化 - The move of people from farm to cities where job are available  
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mortality   死亡数,死亡率-death in population  
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immigration rate   迁移率- # of new arrivals in a country in a given year per 1000  
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Emigration rate   # of ppl leaving a country in a given year per 1000  
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exponential rate   a rapid rate of population growths as each generation doubles in size  
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natural increase   population increase or decrease in a year expressed a % of the total population(birth rates - death rate)  
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rule of 70   the times it takes a country to double its population( 70 divided by the country's growth rate)  
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doubling time   # of year it takes country to double its population at its current growth rate  
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net migration   迁移率  
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Migration   移居,迁徙( person who moves from one region to another)  
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life expectancy   the average # of years an individual is expected to live平均寿命; 预期寿命  
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family planning   the concept of limiting the size of families计划生育  
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rhythm method   a method of birth controls.安全期避孕法  
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sterilization   a procedure by which a person's ability to reproduce is destroyed绝育  
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vasectomy   输精管切除术  
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coercion   强迫; 高压政治- the use of force  
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contraception   birth control-  
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total fertility rate   总生育率- the average # of children born over the lifetime of a typical woman in a particular country  
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one-child policy   计划生育政策(china)  
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infanticide   the act of killing an infant(杀婴)  
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gender selection   the choice of whether to keep a fetus based on its gender  
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population growth rate   人口增长率( natural increase + net migration)  
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dependency ratio   抚养比率(  
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dependency load   the % of a population that is younger than 15 or older than 64 years of age  
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population distribution   人口分布- the pattern of where people live in an area  
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ecumene   世界上有人(适于人类)居住的部分 - populated area o the world  
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population density   人口密度- the # of people living in a given area( area divided the population)  
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population pyramid   a bar graph that shows male and female population back at age interval of five years  
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age cohort   年龄队列,年龄群组  
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Neo -Malthusians   people who share Malthus' pessimistic views regarding population growth.  
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carrying capacity   载流容量,承载能力 the maximum # of people that can be sustained by an environment  
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ecological footprint   the impact of human on the environment生态足迹  
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cornucopian   丰富的 ppl who have optimistic view on population growth due to advances in science and technology  
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demographic regulation   人口调控 a theory  
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Ch 12   living standards  
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Infrastructure   基础设施.  
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Developed countries   the world wealthiest countries( had well-established infrastructure and ppl are well-housed,healthy and have good literacy skilld)  
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Newly industrializing countries   新兴工业化国家 countries that r experiencing rapid economic and industrial growth  
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developing countries   countries that have lower standard of living than developed countries  
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heavily indebted poor countries ( hipcs)   重债穷国 coun. at the low end of the UN human development index that r debt to developed nations  
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human development index   人类发展指数 - used to rank standards of living in its member count.  
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standard of living   生活标准-  
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literacy rate   识字率( the % of population that is able to read and write  
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GDP per capita   人均国内生产总值,人均國內生產總值 (all good and services produced in a country in 1 year)  
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non- governmental organizations(NGOs)   非政府间组织, 民间机构委员会  
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Millennium Development Goals( MDGs)   千年发展计划 ( 8 goals developed by the member states of the unite nation to close the gap in the living standards between developed and developing countries  
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mortality   death rate, calculated as # of death per 1000 ppl in a population  
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malnutrition   poor, lack of 营养不良  
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globalization   the spread of idea,information and culture around the world through advances in communication..全球化,全球性  
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Multinational corporation ( MNCs)   companies that do business is more than 1 country  
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world bank   世界银行 - provide financial, technical help developing countries  
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organization for economic co-operation and development(oced)   经济合作与发展组织 ,  
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bilateral aid   双边援助 assistance from 1 count. to another  
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Chapter 13   Environment  
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sustainable development   a way to maintain economic growth without damaging the environment 可持续发展  
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earth summit   a meeting of world leaders. held in pio de janeriro,brazil, in 1992, to discuss environment change  
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agenda 21   a statement of environmental action  
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herbicides   substance used to kill plants 灭草剂  
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pesticides   substance used to kill pests( ex. unwanted plants and animals) 杀害虫剂 ,农药  
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organic   grown without chemical  
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co2 emission   carbon dioxide emissions caused by burning of fossil fuels( largest contributor of global warming )  
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biodiversity   生物多类状态( having a variety of life forms)  
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ecotourism   生态旅游- tourism to threatened areas that tries to be low-impact and small scale  
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biosphere   regions pf earth, made up of all the ecozones  
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stewardship   管事人之职位及职责; 管理工作 - careful management of resource  
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carrying capacity   载流容量- the largest population than an environment can support  
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deforestation   采伐森林  
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global warming   the projected increase in the earth's average temperature due to burning of fossil fuels and deforestation  
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ecology   生态学; 社会生态学- the science concerned with the relationship between living things and their environment  
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acid precipitation   酸性降水  
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