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BB Ch 4 Vocab

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Anti-Natalist Policies   Government policies that discourage couples from having children  
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Crude Birth Rate   The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people.  
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Crude Death Rate   The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people.  
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Demographic Transition   A model that describes population change over time  
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Epidemiologic transition   Causes of death in each stage of the demographic transition  
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Immigrants   People who move into a country  
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Infant Mortality Rate   Total numbers of deaths of children under 1 year of age in a population  
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Life expectancy   The average amount of years a person is expected to live  
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Malthusian Theory   Idea that the world's population will grow faster than the food supply, leading to famine and shortages of food  
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Natural Increase Rate   Percentage by which the population grows in a year  
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Neo-Malthusians   People concerned that the planet will run out of materials (fossil fuels, etc.). They no longer believe the earth will run out of food.  
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Overpopulation   A situation in which there are too many people and not enough resources in a given area  
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Pro-Natalist Policies   Laws in a country that encourage people to have more children  
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Stationary Population Pyramid   A population pyramid with a narrow base, signalling lower birth rates and a low natural increase rate  
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Total Fertility Rate   The number of children a women is expected to have in her lifetime  
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