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Population Key Issue 2 (DTM) Vocabulary List
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Demographic Transition Model (DTM) | A transition from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a country developed. |
| Industrial | of, relating to, or characterized by industry. |
| Industrial Revolution | A combination of major improvements and industrial technology that transforms the process of manufacturing goods and delivering them to markets. |
| Crude Birth Rate | number of live births occurring among the population of a given geographical area during a given year. |
| Crude Death Rate | the number of deaths occurring among the population of a given geographical area during a given year. |
| Natural Increase Rate | crude birth rate minus the crude death rate of a population. |
| Total Fertility Rate | the average number of children a woman would have were she to fast-forward through all her childbearing years in a single year. |
| Infant Mortality Rate | the average number of children a woman would have were she to fast-forward through all her childbearing years in a single year. |
| Zero Population Growth | a population neither grows nor declines, because the number of births in a year equals the number of deaths. |
| Primary Economic Activity | activities where natural resources are extracted from the earth. Ex. mining, farming and fishing. |
| Infrastructure | the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise. Ex. buildings, roads, and power supplies |
| Primary Economic Activity | activities where natural resources are extracted from the earth. Ex. mining, farming and fishing. |
| Subsistence Farming | Farming that provides enough food for the farmer and his family but not enough for sale. |
| Agricultural Production | the science, art, or occupation concerned with cultivating land, raising crops, and feeding, breeding, and raising livestock; farming. |
| Replacement Babies | a substitute or replacement for the child who died. |
| Famine | an extreme shortage of food. |
| Epidemic | a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. |
| Pandemic | (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world. |
| Agricultural Revolution | the development of crop and animal raising as a food source among human communities instead of hunting and gathering. |
| Mechanization | the changing of a process using machines, instead of people or animals. |
| The Medical Revolution | Improvements medical and medical technology over time which resulting in longer life. |
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