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22 Terms
What is demography?
It is the scientific or statistical study of population
Where does demography come from?
The Greek word demos (populace or people) and graph (to describe)
What does population geography focuses on?
The number, composition, and distribution of human beings on earth’s surfaces,
What does distribution mean?
Refers to the arrangement of locations on the earth’s surface where people live
What does population density mean?
The number of people, divided by the total land area; a measure used often by demographers
What percentages of people live north to the equator?
90%
What does the physiological density do?
Measures the pressure that people place on the land to produce enough food
What does arable land mean?
Land suitable for agriculture
What does carrying capacity mean?
The number of people an area can support on a sustained basis
What do population pyramids do?
Population pyramids represent a population’s age and sex composition
What affects the shape of a country’s population pyramid?
Level of health care
Impact of war
Availability of birth control
Where are all the clusters?
East Asia
About how many humans live in East Asia?
1/5 of all humans
About how many humans live in South Asia?
1/5
How many people live in Southeast Asia?
500 million people
How many people live in Europe?
More than 750 million people
What does race mean?
A category composed of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of a society consider important
What does ethnicity mean?
Less based on physical characteristics and emphasizes a shared cultural heritage, such as
Language
Religion
Customs
How does race and ethnicity affect population distribution?
Because many people live in areas or neighborhoods with people of the same race and/or ethnicity, patterns of population distribution are often determined by these two characteristics
What are the two largest ethnic groups in Canada?
British Isles origin
French origin
What does census mean?
Count of population done every 10 years
What does the US Census Bureau maintain?
Detailed population statistics based on race and ethnicity