Studied by 0 people
Looks like no one added any tags here yet for you.
Demography/ Demographers
The study of population trends (growth, movement, development, etc.). People who preform such studies and make projections from them.
Neolithic Revolution
The development of agriculture begun by human societies around 12,000 years ago, leading to more permanent settlement and population increases.
Industrial Revolution
During the 19th century, the development of manufacturing processes using fossil fuels and based on applications of scientific knowledge.
Pesticide Reliance
The overuse of pesticides results in the ineffectiveness of a pesticide when the target organisms are no longer affected by it.
Environmental Revolution
In the view of some, a coming change in the adaption of humans to the risings deterioration of the environment. The Environmental Revolution should bring about sustainable interaction with the environment.
Developing Countries
The high-income industrialized countries-the US, Canada, western Europe, Japan, Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.
Developing Countries
More low income countries that have a gross domestic product less than $936 per capita. Countries include Africa, India, southern Asia, etc.
Total Fertility Rate
The average number of children that will be born alive to each woman during her total reproductive years if her fertility is average at each age.
Replacement Fertility Rate/Level
The fertility rate (level) that will just sustain a stable population. It is 2.1 for developed countries.
Demographic Transition
The transition of a human population from a condition of a high birthrate and a high death rate to a condition of a low birthrate and a low death rate. A demographic transition may result from economic or social development.
IPAT Formula
A conceptual formula relating environmental impact (I) to population (P), affluence (A), and technology (T).
ImPACT
A refinement of the IPAT formula that separates the effects of Technology (T in the equation) into two components that incorporate the different effects of consumption of resources.
Environmental Footprint
The area of land or sea required to produce resources for an activity or population; a way of measuring resources use intensity.
Inequality
In economics, how unevenly wealth is spread.
Gini Index
A way of expressing the inequality of income in a country.
Urbanization
The global movement of people into cities; a megatrend.
longevity
The maximum life span of individuals of a given species. The known record for humans in 122 years.
Population Profit
A bar graph that shows the number of individuals at each age or in each five-year age group, starting with the youngest ages at the bottom of the profile.
Age Structure
Within a population, the different proportions of people who are old, middle aged, young adults, and children.
Graying
The increasing average age in population in developed countries and in many developing countries that is occurring because of decreasing birthrates and increasing longevity.
Population Momentum
A property whereby a rapidly growing human population may be expected to grow for 50-60 years after replacement fertility (2.1 live births per female) is reached. Momentum is sustained because of increasing numbers entering reproducing age.
Crude Birth Rate (CBR)
The number of births per 1,000 individuals per year.
Crude Death Rate (CDR)
The number of deaths per 1,000 individuals per year.
