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Ben O DTM Vocabulary
DTM Vocabulary words.
Term | Definition |
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Demographic Transition Model | Transition of high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates. |
Industrial | Characterizing to industry. |
Industrial Revolution | A period of major industrialization starting in Europe. |
Crude Birth Rate | Number of live births in the population. |
Crude Death Rate | Number of deaths in the population |
Natural Increase Rate | The CBR minus the CDR in the population. |
Total Fertility Rate | Average number of children a women may have. |
Infant Mortality Rate | Estimated number of infant deaths. |
Zero Population Growth | Limiting the number of live births to only have what is needed. |
Primary Economic Activity | Activities where natural resources are extracted from the Earth. |
Infrastructure | Physical and organizational structures of a building. |
Subsistence Farming | Growing enough food for yourself to survive. |
Agricultural Production | Occupation of cultivating land, raising livestock, etc. |
Replacement Babies | Babies that replace your deceased ones. |
Famine | Extreme scarcity of food. |
Epidemic | Widespread occurrence of an infectious disease. |
Pandemic | Disease present all over the world. |
Agricultural Revolution | Transition from pre-agricultural period into an agricultural period. |
Mechanization | The process of doing work with machinery. |
The Medical Revolution | Advance in medical knowledge, resulting in cures of diseases. |