A model that describes changes in fertility, mortality, life expectancy, and population age distribution, largely as a result of changes in causes of death
Rate of Population Increase (RNI)
Rate at which a population grows as the result of the difference between the CBR and CDR
Doubling Time (DT)
The number of years in which a population growing at a certain rate would double
Antinatalist
Describing attitudes or policies that discourage childbearing as a means of limiting population growth
Neo-Malthusian
Describing the theory related to the idea that population growth is unsustainable and that the future population cannot be supported by Earth's resources
Land Degradation
Long-term damage to the soil's ability to support life
Urbanization
Urban growth and development
Overpopulation
A term used to describe the condition in which population growth outstrips the resources needed to support life
Pronatalist
Describing attitudes or policies that encourage childbearing as a means of spurring population growth
Demographic Transition Model (DTM)
A model that represents shifts in the growth of the world's populations, based on population trends related to birth rate and death rate
