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The study of population is important because
1. More people are alive than ever before
2.Virutally all local population growth is in developing countries
3.The world population increased at a faster rate during the second half of the 20th century than ever before.
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Carrying Capacity
the maximum population size of a species that an environment can sustain given the available resources .
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Overpopulation
when the number of people exceed the carrying capacity
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Demography
The study of population characteristics
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We can understand how population is distributed by two properties..
Concentration and Density
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Two thrids of the worlds population is in what four regions?
East Asia, South Asia, Europe, Southeast Asia
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arithmetic density
Total number in an area
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Physiological density
The total number of people per unit of arable land
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Agricultural Density
The total number of farmers per unit of arable land.
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Arable Land
Land suited for agriculture
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Natural Increase Rate NIR
The PERCENTAGE by which a population grows ina year
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doubling time
The time it takes for a population to double in size
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Crude birth rate (CBR)
the total NUMBER of live births in a year per 1000 people alive in a society.
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total fertility rate(TFR)
measures the adverage NUMBER of children a women will have throughout childbearing years. (age 15-49).
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Replacement Rate (RR)
2.1 (.1 to account for deaths and some women may not have kids)
2.2 or higher=GROWTH
2.0 or lower=DECREASE
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Developed countries=...
lower agricultural density
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Developing countries=...
Higher agricultural densitys
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infant mortality rate (IMR)
The annul NUMBER of infants deaths under one year of age, compared with total live births.
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the number of infants deaths per 1,000 births.
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Crude death rate (CDR)
Total number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in a society.
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combined CDR for developing countries is
lower than the combined rate for all developed countries.
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Difference in CDR is..
much less extreme than CBR
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Neo Malthusians
Believe in Thomas Malthus and his theory, but the expect that its not just food. Its resources. (Underlying concept) World resources are limited.
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Thomas Malthus was the first to claim..
The worlds rate of population increase was far outrunning the development of food supplies
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Neo Malthusians believe...
The world faces a bad future where people are in desperate competition for food, water, and energy.
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As space declines in quantity...
more effort is needed to yield the same amount of crops. This..
-extends the working day for women
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maternal mortality rate
the number of maternal deaths(Mothers die) during a given time period per 100,000 live births during the same time period
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