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Chapter 2 human geo James M. Rubenstein

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agricultural density   # of farmers : total amount of suitable land for ag  
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agricultural revolution   we first domensticated animals and relied less on hunting and gathering  
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arithmetic density   total # of ppl / total land area  
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census   a complete pop. count  
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crude birth rate (CDR)   total # of births every year : every 1,000 people alive  
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crude death rate (CDR)   total # of deaths every year : every 1,000 people alive  
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demographic transition   the process in which a society's pop. from high CBR, CDR, & low NIR to low CDR,CBR,& NIR & a higher total pop.  
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demography   the study of pop. characteristics  
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dependancy ratio   # of ppl un 15 & over 65 vs. 15-65 (labor force)  
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doubling time   # of yrs to double a pop.  
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epidemiologic transition   distinctive causes of death each stage of the demographic transition  
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epidemiology   branch of medical science  
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ecumene   the potion of EArth's surface occupied by permanent human settlement  
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industrial revolution   improvement in technology that changed manufacturing goods  
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infant mortality rate (IMR)   total # of deaths a yr among babies under 1yr : 1,000 live births  
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life excpectancy   the acg. # of yrs an individual can live  
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medical revolution   medical technology invented by Europe and North America, then given to poorer countries  
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natural increase rate (NIR)   total % of pop. in a year; CBR - CDR = NIR  
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overpopulation   # of ppl > environment compasity  
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pandemic   disease that kills a large group of ppl  
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physiological density   # ppl per unit of arable land  
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population pyramid   a bar graph representing the distribution of pop. by age and sex  
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sex ratio   # males per 100 females  
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total fertility rate(TFR)   avg # of childeren a woman can have  
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zero population growth (ZPG)   a decline of TFR, the NIR = 0  
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