Unit 3 - Human Population & Resource Use

Crude birth rate (CBR)

The number of births per 1,000 people per year

Crude death rate (CDR)

The number of deaths per 1,000 people per year

Natural increase rate (NIR)

The rate at which a population grows

Doubling time (DT)

The time it takes for a population to double in size

Total fertility rate (TFR)

The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime, based on current birth rates

Ecological footprint (EF)

The area of land and water needed to sustain a population’s resource use and waste production

Carbon footprint

The total greenhouse gas emissions produced by an individual or country

Desertification

The process by which fertile land becomes desert due to overgrazing and deforestation

Solid domestic waste

Waste produced by households