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Ch 2 KI 1 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Agricultural Density | The ratio of the # of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture |
Arithmetic Density | The total # of people divided by the total land area |
Carrying Capacity | The largest number of people that the environment of a particular area can sustainably support. |
Census | A complete enumeration of a population |
Demography | The scientific study of population characteristics |
Ecumene | The portion of Earth's surface occupied by permanent human settlement |
Overpopulation | A situation in which the # of people in an area exceeds the capacity of the environment to support life at a decent standard of living |
Physiological Density | The # of people per unit of area of arable land (which is land suitable for agriculture) |