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a population in which the percentage that is age 65 and older is increasing relative to other age groups
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aging population
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The ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture
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agricultural density
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government policies to reduce the rate of natural increase
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anti natalist policies
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The total number of people divided by the total land area.
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arithmetic density
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population change drives the intensity of agricultural production
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bosrup theory
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Largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support
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carrying capacity
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a complete enumeration of a people
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census
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A figure that describes the number of children that die between the first and fifth years of their lives in a given population
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child mortality rate
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Intentionally preventing pregnancy from occurring
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contraception
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The total number of live births in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society.
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crude birth rate
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The number of deaths per year per 1,000 people.
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crude death rate
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this is the tendency for growing population to continue growing after a fertility decline because of their young age distribution. This is important because once this happens a country moves to a different stage in the demographic transition model.
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demographic momentum
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A sequence of demographic changes in which a country moves from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates through time.
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demographic transition model
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The scientific study of population characteristics.
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demography
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The number of people under age 15 and over age 64 compared to the number of people active in the labor force
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dependency ratio
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The portion of Earth's surface occupied by permanent human settlement.
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ecumene
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distinctive causes of death in each stage of the demographic transition
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epidemiologic transition model
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there will be a disaster for humanity due to over population
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erlich theory
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The percentage of children who die before their first birthday within a particular area or country.
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infant mortality rate
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a growth curve that depicts exponential growth
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j-curve
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A figure indicating how long, on average, a person may be expected to live
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life expectancy
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Starvation is the inevitable result of population growth, because the population increases at a geometric rate while food supply can only increase arithmetically
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malthusian theory
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Advocacy of population control programs to ensure enough resources for current and future populations.
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neo-malthusian
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The number of people in an area exceeds the capacity of the environment to support life at a decent standard of living.
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overpopulation
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The number of people per unit of area of arable land, which is land suitable for agriculture.
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physiological density
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A cluster of people living in the same area.
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population agglomerations
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A bar graph representing the distribution of population by age and sex.
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population pyramid
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The number of years it takes a population to double; calculated by dividing the number 72 by the rate of natural increase
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population doubling time
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Government policies to increase the rate of natural increase
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pro natalist policies
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population growth rate
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rate of natural increase
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the total fertility rate (TFR) that maintains a stable population size
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replacement fertility
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a curve that depicts logistic growth; shape of an "S." The leveling off of a J-Curve exponential growth.
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s-curve
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The number of males per 100 females in the population.
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sex-ratio
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The average number of children born to a woman during her childbearing years.
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total fertility rate
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A decline of the total fertility rate to the point where the natural increase rate equals zero.
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zero population growth
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