Human Population Growth & Earth's carrying capacity Demographic of countries and Population and Urbanization
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India
The world’s second most populous nation after China
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Dispersal
The movement of individuals between regions.
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Biotic potential
the maximum rate at which a population can increase under ideal conditions
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Environmental resistance
the natural limits that restrict exponential population growth
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Carrying Capacity (K)
the maximum population size the environment can sustainably support
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total fertility rate (TFR)
the average number of children born to each woman
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preindustrial stage
both birth and death rate are high
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transitional stage
death rates decline due to improvements in hospital
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industrial age
birth rate decline due education
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post industrial stage
both birth and death rates are low