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Population Distribution Where people life in a geographic area
Climate The long-term patterns of weather in a particular area
Temperate Climates A climate with moderate temperatures and adequate precipitation amounts
Landforms The natural features of Earth's surface
Human Migration The permanent movement of people from one place to another
Population Density The number of people occupying a unit of land
Arithmetic Density The total number of people per unit area of land; also called crude density
Physiological Density The total number of people per unit of arable land
Arable Land Land that can be used to grow crops
Agricultural Density The total number of farmers per unit of arable land
Subsistence Agriculture An agricultural practice that provides crops or livestock to feed one's family and close community using fewer mechanical resources and more people to care for the crops and livestock
Carrying Capacity The maximum population size an environment can sustain
Dependency Ratio The number of people in a dependent age group (under age 15 or over age 65) divided by the number of people in the working-age group (ages 15-64) multiplied for 100
Sex Ratio The proportion of males to females in a population
Demographics Data about the structures and characteristics of human populations
Fertility The ability to produce children
Crude Birth Rate (CBR) The number of births in a given year per 1,000 people in a given population
Total Fertility Rate (TFR) The average number of children one woman in a given country or region will have during her childbearing years (ages 15-49)
Mortality Deaths as a component of population change
Crude Death Rate (CDR) The number of death in a given year per 1,000 people in a given population
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) The number of deaths of children under the age of 1 per 1,000 live births
Life Expectancy The average number of years a person is expected to live
Population Pyramids A graph that shows the age-sex distribution of a given population
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