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Ch 4 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Rate of Population Increase (RNI) | Rate at which a population grows as the result of the difference between the CBR and CDR |
| Doubling Time (DT) | The number of years in which a population growing at a certain rate would double |
| Urbanization | Urban growth and development |
| Overpopulation | A term used to describe the condition in which population growth outstrips the resources needed to support life |
| Neo-Malthusian | Describing the theory related to the idea that population growth is unsustainable and that the future population cannot be supported by Earth's resources |
| Demographic Transition Model (DTM) | A model that represents shifts in the growth of the world's populations, based on population trends related to birth rate and death rate |
| Epidemiological Transition Model (ETM) | A model that describes changes in fertility, mortality, life expectancy, and population age distribution, largely as a result of changes in causes of death |
| Antinatalist | Describing attitudes or policies that discourage childbearing as a means of limiting population growth |
| Pronatalist | Describing attitudes or policies that encourage childbearing as a means of spurring population growth |
| Land Degradation | Long-term damage to the soil's ability to support life |
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