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Modules 7-8

Unit 2

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Anthroposcene The period in geography where humans rule
Demography The study of population and its change
Population distribution The way humans spread out
Eurasia A big piece of land that consists of Europe and Asia
Metacity A city with more than 20 million people
Megacity A city with more than 10 million people
Developed(or industrialized) country A highly developed country with an advanced economy
Developing(or industrializing) country Less developed countries with poor economy
Snow belts States in the north and midwest
Sun belts States on the coast or south/south west
Mean center of population The average region of living
Population density The average number of people per unit
Arithmetic(crude) density The average number of people per specific unit
Physiological density The average number of people per unit of arable land
Agricultural density The average number of farmers per arable land
Population density The makeup of the population by age and sex as well as by ethnic,racial,income,and educational backround
Age structure Refers to the breakdown of a population into different age groups or cohorts
Dependency ratio The number of dependents in a population that each 100 working age people (ages 15-64 must support)
Youth dependency ratio The numbers of youth dependants(under 15) that every 100 working age people must support
Elderly dependency ratio The number of elderly in a population(64+) that every 100 working age must support
Baby boomer People born between 1946-1964 during post world war 2 upstick in births
Generation X People born between 1965-1980 and now are in prime working years
Generation Y People born between 1981-2000 often called millenials
Generation Z People born after the turn of the 21st century
Generation Alpha First generation born entirely in the 21st century
Sex Ratio The ratio of number of men and women in a population
Androcentrism A phenomenon in which a culture demonstrates a marked preference for males
Infanticide The killing of infants
Population pyramid Very useful graphic device for comparing age and sex structure
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