the land suitable for growing crops

Age-Sex composition graph

this is a very useful tool to study population and its commonly called a population pyramid and is based on age and gender

Agricultural population density

this type of population density that compares the number of farmers to the area of arable land ; giving an indication of the efficiency of the regions farmers

Arithmetic population density

the most commonly used population density and is calculated by diving a regions population by its total area

After a war and when peace returns , the birth rate often spikes or increase

once a baby boom ends, birth rates are lower for a number of years which continues until the boomers reach child-bearing age

this occurs when the bars of a pyramid representing children born during the conflict are often shorter that the bars immediately above and below them

this is a region's population that can be supported without significant environmental deterioration.

when reading a population pyramid the vertical axis shows age groups; sometimes listed in the middle or on the left or right side.

people under age 15 and/or older than 64. They are considered too young or too old to work full-time.

value comparing the working to the nonworking of a population.

this is when a high number of boomers in the population are having children, there can be an increase in births that show up as a bulge on the age pyramid.

the regions between 30 degrees N and 60 degrees N and between 30 degrees S and 60 degrees S (with moderate climates and better soils).

this is when a region has more people than it can support

Physiological population density

this is calculated by dividing population by the amount of arable land

this is a measure of the average population per square mile or kilometer of an area. It measures how crowded a place is

Population distribution

this is the pattern of human settlement or the spread of people across the earth.

this is known as an age-sex composition graph

The people ages 15-64 which are society’s expected work force.

the state government process of redrawing district boundaries so that each district contains roughly the same number of people for the US House of Representatives.

Social stratification

the hierarchical division of people into groups based on factors such as economic status, power, ethnicity, or religion.

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chp 3 vocab

Term	Definition
Arable land	the land suitable for growing crops
Age-Sex composition graph	this is a very useful tool to study population and its commonly called a population pyramid and is based on age and gender
Agricultural population density	this type of population density that compares the number of farmers to the area of arable land ; giving an indication of the efficiency of the regions farmers
Arithmetic population density	the most commonly used population density and is calculated by diving a regions population by its total area
Baby boom	After a war and when peace returns , the birth rate often spikes or increase
Baby bust	once a baby boom ends, birth rates are lower for a number of years which continues until the boomers reach child-bearing age
Birth deficit	this occurs when the bars of a pyramid representing children born during the conflict are often shorter that the bars immediately above and below them
Carrying capacity	this is a region's population that can be supported without significant environmental deterioration.
Cohort	when reading a population pyramid the vertical axis shows age groups; sometimes listed in the middle or on the left or right side.
Dependent population	people under age 15 and/or older than 64. They are considered too young or too old to work full-time.
Dependency ratio	value comparing the working to the nonworking of a population.
Echo	this is when a high number of boomers in the population are having children, there can be an increase in births that show up as a bulge on the age pyramid.
Midlatitudes	the regions between 30 degrees N and 60 degrees N and between 30 degrees S and 60 degrees S (with moderate climates and better soils).
Overpopulation	this is when a region has more people than it can support
Physiological population density	this is calculated by dividing population by the amount of arable land
Population density	this is a measure of the average population per square mile or kilometer of an area. It measures how crowded a place is
Population distribution	this is the pattern of human settlement or the spread of people across the earth.
Population pyramid	this is known as an age-sex composition graph
Potential workforce	The people ages 15-64 which are society’s expected work force.
Redistricting	the state government process of redrawing district boundaries so that each district contains roughly the same number of people for the US House of Representatives.
Social stratification	the hierarchical division of people into groups based on factors such as economic status, power, ethnicity, or religion.

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