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Ch 11: Human Geo
Socials 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Demography | the study of population numbers, distribution, trends and issues |
| Census | the process of data about all people living in a particular area |
| Developed Country | a country with a highly develops economy and infrastructure and high living standards |
| Developing Country | a country with a less sophisticated economy and lower standard of living than developed countries |
| Birth Rate | number of births per 1000 people a year (births/1000) |
| Death Rate | number of deaths per 1000 people a year (deaths/1000) |
| Immigration Rate | the number of immigrants per 1000 people a year |
| Emigration Rate | the number of emigrants per 1000 people a year |
| Natural Increase | the rate at which a population increases or decreases (birth rate - death rate) |
| Exponential Rate | a rate of population growth as each generation doubles in size |
| Rule of 70 | the time it takes a country to double its population (70/country's growth rate) |
| Double Time | the number of years it takes a country to double its population at its current growth rate |
| Net Migration | immigration rate - emigration rate |
| Population Growth Rate | the rate at which a country's population increases or decreases (natural increase + net migration) |
| Demographic Transition Model | a model that shows the changes in a population's birth and death rates and grows based on technological development |
| Mortality | deaths in a population |
| Family Planning | the concept of limiting the size of families |
| Total Fertility Rate | the average number of children born over the lifetime of a typical woman |
| One-Child policty | a policy adopted by China to control population growth |
| Population Pyramid | a bar graph that shows the age and gender structure of a population |
| Age Cohort | an age group in a population |
| Dependency Ratio | the proportion of the population that is being supported by the working age group (under 15, over 65) |
| Accreditation | recognition of meeting an official standard |
| Population Distribution | the pattern where people live in an area |
| Population Density | the number of people living in a given area (population/area) |
| Stage 1 | Pre-Transition: high birth rates and high death rates result in small population growth |
| Stage 2 | Early Transition: death rates decrease and birth rates remain high so there is a rapid increase in population numbers |
| Stage 3 | Late Transition: birth rates begin to fall, so population growth begins to decline |
| Stage 4 | Post-Transition: transition is complete, there is a stable population increase with a low birth rate and a low death rate |
| Stage 5 | Declining Population: birth rates drop below death rates |
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