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hennyz Chapter 2
rubenstein chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Density | The ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture |
| Arithmetic Density | The total number of people divided by the total land area |
| Census | A complete enumeration of a popualation |
| Crude Birth Rate (CBR) | The total number of live births in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society |
| Crude Death Rate (CDR) | The total number of deaths in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society |
| Demographic Transition | The process of change in a society's population from a condition of high crude birth and death rates and low rate of natural increase to a condition of low crude birth and death rates , low rate of natural increase, and higher total population. |
| Demography | The scientific study of population characteristics |
| Dependency Ratio | The number of people under age 15 and over age 64 compared to the number of people active in the labor force |