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Chapter 2 human geo
Chapter 2 human geo James M. Rubenstein
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| agricultural density | # of farmers : total amount of suitable land for ag |
| agricultural revolution | we first domensticated animals and relied less on hunting and gathering |
| arithmetic density | total # of ppl / total land area |
| census | a complete pop. count |
| crude birth rate (CDR) | total # of births every year : every 1,000 people alive |
| crude death rate (CDR) | total # of deaths every year : every 1,000 people alive |
| demographic transition | the process in which a society's pop. from high CBR, CDR, & low NIR to low CDR,CBR,& NIR & a higher total pop. |
| demography | the study of pop. characteristics |
| dependancy ratio | # of ppl un 15 & over 65 vs. 15-65 (labor force) |
| doubling time | # of yrs to double a pop. |
| epidemiologic transition | distinctive causes of death each stage of the demographic transition |
| epidemiology | branch of medical science |
| ecumene | the potion of EArth's surface occupied by permanent human settlement |
| industrial revolution | improvement in technology that changed manufacturing goods |
| infant mortality rate (IMR) | total # of deaths a yr among babies under 1yr : 1,000 live births |
| life excpectancy | the acg. # of yrs an individual can live |
| medical revolution | medical technology invented by Europe and North America, then given to poorer countries |
| natural increase rate (NIR) | total % of pop. in a year; CBR - CDR = NIR |
| overpopulation | # of ppl > environment compasity |
| pandemic | disease that kills a large group of ppl |
| physiological density | # ppl per unit of arable land |
| population pyramid | a bar graph representing the distribution of pop. by age and sex |
| sex ratio | # males per 100 females |
| total fertility rate(TFR) | avg # of childeren a woman can have |
| zero population growth (ZPG) | a decline of TFR, the NIR = 0 |
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