Question | Answer |
demography | the study of population numbers, distribution, trends, and issues |
developed country | a country with a highly developed economy and infrastructure snf high living standards. |
birth rate | the number of births per 100 people in a country in a given year. |
death rate | the number of deaths per 1000 people in a country in a given year. |
immigration rate | the number of new arrivals in a country in a given year per 1000 people |
emigration rate | the numver of people leaving a country in a given year per 100 people |
natural in crease (NI) | the rate at which a population increases (or decreases) in a year expressed as a percentage of the total population; calculated by substracting the death rate from birth rate. |
exponential rate | a rapid rate of population growth as each generation doubles in size |
rule of 70 | the time it takes a country to double its population, approximately 70 divided by the country's growth rate |
doubling time | the number of years it takes a country to double it's population at its current growth rate |
net migration | the diffrence between the number of people immigrating to a country and the number of people emigrating |
migrant | a person who moves from one region to another |
census | the process of collecting, compiling, and publishing demographic, economic, and social data about all people living in a particular area |
population growth rate | the rate at which a country's population increases or decreases; calculated by adding natural increase and net migration |
life expectancy | the average number of years an individual is expected to live |
demography transition model | a model that shows changes in a population's birth and death rates and growth based on technological development |
industrialization | the overall change in a society from a farm production and craftsmanship to mechanized manufacturing production |
urbanization | the move of people from farms to cities where jobs are available |
mortality | deaths in a population |
population pyramid | a bar graph that shows male and female population back to back at age intervals of five years |
age cohort | an age group in a population for ecampl the number of people betweenthe age of 10 and 14 |
dependency ratio | the proportion of the population 9children and those over 65 years of age) that is being supported by the working age group |
dependency load | the percentage of a population that is younger than 15 or older than 64 years of age |
neo-Malthusians | people who share Malthus' pessimistic views regarding population growth |
accredation | recognition of meeting an official standard |
carrying capacity | the maximum number of people that canbe sustained by an environment |
ecological footprint | the impact of humans on the environment. |
cornucopians | people who have a optimistic few on population growth due to advances in science and technology |
demographic regulation | the theory that population growth will level off as living standards improve |
population distribution | the pattern of where people live in an area |
ecumene | the populated area of the world |
population density | the number of people living in a given area; calculate by dividing the population by it's area |
nutritional density | a measure of how much nutrition in calories can be produced from a certain area |