the projection population show exponential growth; sometimes shape as a j-curve
j-curve
quality and quantity of goods and services available to people and the way they are distributed within a population
standard of living
the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; it is expressed as a number of birth in a year to every 1,000 people alive in the society.
natality
the percentage by which a population grows in a year.
natural increase rate
the annual number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age, compared with total live births.
infant mortality rate
helps predict future problems within population such as overpopulation or underpopulation of a certain race or ethnicity (predicts the future of an area of the world)
population projection
the portion of earths surface occupied human settlement.
ecumene
a sudden increase or burst in the population in either a certain geographical area or world wide
population explosion
the average number of children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years
total fertility rate
branch of medical science concerned with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease that affects large numbers of people
