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ENSP-2010 Chapter 6
Vocab from slides
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| IPAT model | how our total impact on the environment results from the interaction of population, affluence, and technology |
| demography | principles of population ecology can be applied to the study of statistical changes in human population |
| demographers | study several characteristics of the human population |
| life expectancy | the average number of years a person in an age group is expected to live |
| demographic transition | countries still industrializing will pass through a series of stages of economic and cultural change |
| pre-industrial stage | death rates are high, due to widespread disease, rudimentary health care, and unreliable food supplies |
| transitional stage | death rates decline due to improved food production and health care |
| industrial stage | employment opportunities increase for women and birth control becomes more widely available, decreasing birth rates |
| post-industrial stage | the population growth or stabilizes or begins to shrink |
| demographic fatigue | some developing countries are so overpopulated that they may not be able to complete |