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Population Terms
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demography | the study of the changing of human population |
overpopulation | too many people or animals living in one area |
arithmetic density | population density measured by the number of people per unit area of land |
physiological density | the number of people per unit of area of land suitable for agriculture |
agricultural density | the number of farmers to the total amount of agricultural land |
crude birth rate | the total number of live births in a year for every 1000 people in a society |
crude death rate | the total number of deaths in a year for every 1000 people in a society |
natural increase rate | the percentage growth of a population in a year; calculated as the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate |
doubling time | the number of years needed to double a population |
total fertility rate | the average number of children a woman will have throughout her fertile lifespan (puberty - 45 years old) |
infant mortality rate | the total number of deaths in a year among infants under one year old for every 1000 live births in a society |
life expectancy | the average number of years an individual is expected to live |
demographic transition model (DTM) | the process of change in a society's population |
agricultural revolution | the time when human beings first started domesticating plants and animals |
industrial revolution | when advancements are being made in technology |
medical revolution | the abrupt advance of medical knowledge |
zero population growth | a decline in the total fertility rate to the point where the natural increase rate equals zero |
population pyramid | a bar graph representing distribution of population by age and sex |
primary economic activity | activities where natural resources are extracted from the Earth |
infrastructure | the fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area |
subsistence farming | farming that is used only for the gain of the one farming the land |
mechanization | to operate with or by machines |
replacement babies | a child who is conceived to replace a deceased child |
famine | extreme hunger |
epidemiology | science that is concerned with the incidence, distribution, and control of diseases that affect large numbers of people |
epidemic | the rapid spread of an infectious disease to a large number of people in a short period of time |
pandemic | an epidemic of an infectious disease spreading to human populations across a large region such as continents |
phenomenon | something that can be observed or studied |
health care | the maintaining/restoring of health by the treatment and prevention of disease by trained professionals |
outliers | a person/thing that’s not attached to the main body or system |
family planning | intended to determine the number and spacing of one’s children |
contraceptives | a device or drug used to prevent pregnancy (birth control) |
economics | the part of something that relates to money |
politics | the art/science of government |
sociocultural | a combination of social and cultural factors |
advantageous | providing an advantage (beneficial) |
alleviate | to make easier to deal with |
stabilization | to make firm |
education | the art of learning new skills and knowledge |
primary education | elementary school (grades 1-8) |
secondary education | high school (grades 9-12) |
higher education | college; university |
gender empowerment | the measure of gender equality |
integrated | to combine two parts in a whole |
age dependency ratio | a measure showing the number of dependents (aged 0-14 and over the age of 65) to the total population (aged 15-64) |
sex ratio | the distribution of the sexes in a population, measured as the number of males per 100 females |
baby boomers | an individual born during the Post-World War II (1946-1964) |
indicative | showing or signifying something |
urbanization | a population shift from rural to urban areas |