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Kesterson ES A5
Environmental Science A Unit 5 - Human Populations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Farmland that can be used to grow crops. | Arable Land |
| The number of births per 1,000 women of child bearing age. | Fertility Rate |
| Countries that have been identified by the United Nations as showing the fewest signs of development in terms of income, human resources and ecomomic diversification. | Least Developed Nations |
| The study of the characteristics of populations. | Demography |
| The basic facilities of a country or region, such as roads, bridges and sewers. | Infrastructure |
| The average length of time that an individual is expected to live. | Life Expectancy |
| The classification of members of a population into groups according to age. | Age Structure |
| The percentage of newborn individuals in a population that can be expected to survive to a give age. | Survivorship |
| An increase in the ratio or density of people living in urban areas rather than rural areas. | Urbanization |
| Any movement if individuals or populations from one location to another. | Migration |
| The gernarl pattern of demographic change from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates. | Demographic Transition |