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APES Ch.11

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Total Fertility Rate Estimate of the average number of children a woman will have during childbearing years (15-49)
Zero Population Growth (ZPG) Birth rates and death rates are equal. No population growth
Crude Birth Rate Number of live births per 1000 people in a population in a year
Life Expectancy The average number of years we can expect to live
Infant Mortality Rate The average number of infants that die per year
Age Structure Distribution of individuals among various age groups in a population
Pre-reproductive Ages 0-14 Years
Reproductive Ages 15-44 Years
Post-reproductive Ages 45+ Years
Baby Boom Generation Generation that makes up nearly half of all adult Americans and dominate demand for goods and decisions regarding election (1945-1964)
Baby Bust Generation (Gen X) Fewer people compete for opportunities and services and labor shortages drove up wages for jobs requiring education or technical training (1965-1976)
Echo Boom Generation Grew up with new digital economy and care about poverty, environment, and global issues(1977-2000)
Environmental Refugees people forced to leave their home due to environmental factors.
Optimum Sustainable Population allow most people to live in comfort and freedom without affecting the ability to sustain future generations.
Demographic Transition occurs when countries become industrialized and birth rates and death rates decline
Pre-industrial Stage harsh living conditions lead to high birth rate to compensate for high death rate.
Transitional Stage food increases, and health cares improves, death rates drop and birth rates remain high.
Industrial Stage industrialization is widespread, birth rate drops and eventually approaches the death rate.
Post-industrial Stage birth rates declines even further equaling the death rate and thus reaching ZPG.
Demographic Trap combination of high fertility and declining mortality in developing countries, resulting in a period of high population growth rate.
Crude Death Rate Number of deaths per 1000 people in a population in a year
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