IGCSE Theme 1 Flashcards: Population and Settlement

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Geography

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Population and settlement

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Carrying Capacity

The largest population that the resources of a given population can support.

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Demographer

People that study human populations.

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Population Explosion

The highest population growth rate in the world during the 1960s. It was 2.4% in the less developed world.

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Demographic Momentum

This refers to the way population continues to increase by large numbers after high growth rates because there are many women in the childbearing age range.