AP Human Geo Unit 2.4 Vocab

rate of natural increase (RNI)

rate at which a population grows as the result of the difference between the crude birth rate and the crude death rate

doubling time(DT)

the number of years in which a population growing at a certain rate would double

urbanization

urban growth and development

overpopulation

a term used to describe the condition in which population growth outstrips the resources needed to support life

Neo-Malthusian

describing the theory related to the idea that population growth is unsustainable and that the future population cannot be supported by Earth’s resources  

demographic transition model(DTM)

a model that represents shifts in the growth of the world’s populations, based on population trends related to birth rate and death rate

epidemiological transition model(ETM)

a model that describes changes in fertility, mortality, life expectancy, and population age distribution, largely as the result in changes in causes of death

antinatalist

describing attitudes or polices that discourage childbearing as a means of limiting population growth

pronatalist

describing attitudes or policies that encourage childbearing as a means of spurring population growth

land degradation

long-term damage to the soil’s ability to support life