Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Population & Growth

Population and Migration Chapter 2 - Population and Growth

QuestionAnswer
Thomas Malthus concluded that the rate of population was growing at a faster rate than agriculture productivity
Thomas Malthus coined the term overpopulation
Thomas Malthus economist
Economics deals with the scarcity of resources
Malthus - World Population growing at an exponential rate
Malthus - Agricultutral Productivity growing at a linear rate
Thomas Malthus wrote On Population
Linear Growth growth that occurs evenly across each unit of time
Exponential Growth looks at growth as a percentage of the total population
Neo-Malthusian view point is theoretical, not necessarily a demographic fact
Neo-Malthusian if there are multiple minority groups and no majority group within the popluation set, the growth rate will eventually resemble the rate of growth of the fastest growing group within that set
Neo-Malthusian suggests that in a society tending toward the growth of the fastest growing group, the crude birth rate and fertility rate will continue to inch upwards
Neo-Malthusian the fastest growing group will eventually become a majority of the population
Neo-Malthusian and the Demographic Transition Model goes against it in the beleif that the United Sates is ripe for exponential growth again because of its immigrant communities
Created by: torresj
Popular AP Human Geography sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards