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Agricultural population density
Number of farmers per unit of arable land
Physiological population density
Population divided by the amount of arable land
Carrying capacity
Maximum number of a species that can live in an area without environmental deterioration
Arithmetic population density
Population divided by the total area
Population distribution
Extent to which people are spread out in an area
Ecumene
Inhabited land where humans live
5 toos
Hot, humid, dry, cold, and high climates
What are the densest regions of the world
East Asia, South Asia, Europe, Southeast Asia, and Northeast USA
Snowbirds
People who migrate to warm places during the winter for work or other reasons
- affects the population pyramid, distribution, and density
Coastal population clustering
Tendency for people to settle near coasts due to access to resources and trade
River population clustering
Tendency for people to settle near rivers due to access to water and transportation
Transportation population clustering
Tendency for people to settle near transportation hubs for ease of movement
High agricultural population density
Large number of farmers per unit of arable land
Low agricultural population density
Small number of farmers per unit of arable land (rich countries)
Rich, developed countries
Countries with high agricultural population density and more arable land, leading to high production
arable land
land capable of being used to grow crops.
why have india and china always had a high population
the land there is good for agriculture
where do people tend to cluster around
transportation areas, coasts, and rivers
what did thomas malthus believe
- there will be a population boom
- the population would outgrow food supply
based on Malthus's theory what type of growth would the population have?
J curve/exponential growth
how was Malthus wrong
food production has been able to keep up with the population
how do you calculate doubling time
divide 70 by the growth rate
what is a stable replacement rate
2.1
what stages are the countries of the world in today?
stage 2, 3, 4, and 5
what stage do women start to get rights
stage 3
where did stage 2 first occur
Europe - because of industrialization
factor that lowers the death rate
scientific discoveries
factor that lowers the birth rate
women's rights
what will happen to a stage 4 country if they do not accept immigrants
their population will decline
there will be a lot of old people
what does a high dependency rate indicate
there are a lot of old or young people in that country aka lots of dependents
what types of countries are in stage 5
smaller European countries
Japan
countries with a large old population
when does the death rate start to decline
stage 2
when does the birth rate start to decline
stage 3
what is the order of these terms
1) baby bust
2) baby boom
3) baby echo
baby boom, bust, echo
infant mortality rate
The percentage of children who die before their first birthday
- higher in poor countries than rich countries
birth rate
the number of births in a year for every 1,000 people in a population
fertility rate
the average amount of children per fertile woman
does the growth rate include immigration
yes
3 most populated countries
China, India, U.S.
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