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Dispersed
A population that is spread out.
Population Distribution
Where people live in a geographic area.
Climate
Long-term patterns of weather.
Temperate Climate
An area with moderate temperatures and adequate precipitation amounts.
Landforms
The natural features of the earth’s surface.
Human migration
When people make permanent moves from one place to another.
Population Density
The number of people occupying a unit of land.
Arithmetic Density
The total number of people per unit area of land.
Physiological Density
The total number of people per unit of arable land.
Agricultural Density
The total number of farmers per unit of arable land.
Subsistence Agriculture
The practice in which farming provides crops and livestock for only the farmers’ families and close community.
Carrying Capacity
The maximum population size an environment can be sustained.
Dependency Ratio
The ratio of people under 15 or over 65 to those between 15-65.
Sex Ratio
The proportion of males to females in a population.
Demographics
Data about the structures and characteristics of a human population.
Fertility
The ability to produce children.
Crude Birth Rate
The number of births in a given year per 1000 people.
Total Fertility Rate
The average number of children one woman in a certain area will have between the ages of 15-49.
Mortality
Deaths.
Crude Death Rate
The number of people who die per year per 1000 people.
Infant Mortality Rate
The number of deaths under the age of 1 per 1000 live births.
Life Expectancy
The average number of years a person is expected to live.
Population Pyramids
To interpret the implications of the changing structure in a population.
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