WG-Study Guide-Population decline/Growth

Demography

The study of population

Mortality rates

A measure of the number of deaths due to disease or illness.

population

The whole number of people in a country or regime.

Fertility rates

Number of children born alive

Theories

An idea or set of ideas that explains facts or events

the 1845 potato famine

A potato crop that which a third of Ireland’s population was depended on was infected by disease, destroying the crop.

Neo-Malthusians

People who agree with Malthus’s concerns for overpopulation today.

Population Pyramid-tool

Used my geographers to determine the population, age, fertility/ mortality rate, birth rate, death rate, and life expectancy.

The Malthusian Theory

Malthus’ idea on overpopulation was

Fertility & mortality rate

2 elements that can affect the worlds population growth rate.

Arable land

Land that can be plowed or tilled.

males & females

Population Pyramid is divided into two groups

age & gender

2 things that make up each side of the population pyramid

Population Distribution

The patterns of human settlement or where people live on earth

Population density

The number of people per unit of land area

The Ecumene

Parts of the world where people permanently live

Urbanization

A result of many more people moving into cities.

Common Land

The open land where people in Europe were able to grow their crops

Cyle of Misery

Malthus’s essay was entitled

poor people

who Malthus’ essay was targeted to

Rabbits

What Malthus’ referred to poor people as