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Ch 9 vocab
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demography | the study of the characteristics of populations, especially human populations |
age structure | the classification in members of a population into groups according to age or the distribution of members of a population in terms of age groups |
survivorship | The percentage of newborn individuals in a population that can be expected to survive to a given age |
fertility rate | the average number of children a woman of childbearing years would have in her lifetime , if she had children at the current rate of her country |
migration | in general, any movement of individuals or populations from one location to another |
life expectancy | The average length of time that an individual is expected to live |
demographic transition | General pattern of demographic change from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates, as observed in the history of more developed countries |
infrastructure | the basic facilities of a country or region, such as roads, bridges, and sewers. |
arable land | Land that can be used to grow crops |
urbanization | An increase in the ratio or density of people living in urban areas rather than in rural |
least developed countries | countries that have been identified by the United Nations as showing the fewest signs of development in terms of income, human resources, and economic diversification |