BB Ch 3 Vocab
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| Agricultural Density | The number of farmers on a section of arable land.
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| Arable | Farmable
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| Arithmetic Density | The number of total people on a section of land.
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| Baby boom | A period of high birth rates, usually occurring after wars
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| Baby bust | A period of lower birth rates, usually occurs after a baby boom.
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| Birth deficit | Term for when the crude death rate exceeds the crude birth rate
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| Carrying capacity | The amount of people the land is capable of sustaining
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| Cohort | A population group distinguished by a certain characteristic
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| Demography | The study of populations and people
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| Dependent population | Nonworking people age 0-14 and over 65
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| Dependency ratio | Ratio of nonworking population versus the working population
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| Distance decay | When something moves further from the source, the connection weakens
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| Echo | A period of high birth rates that occurs when children from a baby boom reach childbearing age
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| Expansive population pyramid | A population pyramid with a wide base, signalling a high number of births in a country
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| Life expectancy | The average amount of years a person is expected to live
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| Midlatitudes | Area from 30-60 degrees north and south of the Equator, known for mild climates and good soil
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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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| Physiological Density | Number of people per unit of arable land
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| Population Distribution | Where people are located in a given area
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| Population Density | How crowded a given area is
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| Population Pyramid | Method for measuring the age and sex of a given population
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| Potential Workforce | People from 15-64 in a country's population, expected to be society's labor force
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| Sex ratio | The number of men versus women in a given area
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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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