BB Ch 3 Vocab Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Agricultural Density | The number of farmers on a section of arable land. |
| Arable | Farmable |
| Arithmetic Density | The number of total people on a section of land. |
| Baby boom | A period of high birth rates, usually occurring after wars |
| Baby bust | A period of lower birth rates, usually occurs after a baby boom. |
| Birth deficit | Term for when the crude death rate exceeds the crude birth rate |
| Carrying capacity | The amount of people the land is capable of sustaining |
| Cohort | A population group distinguished by a certain characteristic |
| Demography | The study of populations and people |
| Dependent population | Nonworking people age 0-14 and over 65 |
| Dependency ratio | Ratio of nonworking population versus the working population |
| Distance decay | When something moves further from the source, the connection weakens |
| Echo | A period of high birth rates that occurs when children from a baby boom reach childbearing age |
| Expansive population pyramid | A population pyramid with a wide base, signalling a high number of births in a country |
| Life expectancy | The average amount of years a person is expected to live |
| Midlatitudes | Area from 30-60 degrees north and south of the Equator, known for mild climates and good soil |
| Overpopulation | A situation in which there are too many people and not enough resources in a given area |
| Physiological Density | Number of people per unit of arable land |
| Population Distribution | Where people are located in a given area |
| Population Density | How crowded a given area is |
| Population Pyramid | Method for measuring the age and sex of a given population |
| Potential Workforce | People from 15-64 in a country's population, expected to be society's labor force |
| Sex ratio | The number of men versus women in a given area |
| Stationary Population Pyramid | A population pyramid with a narrow base, signalling lower birth rates and a low natural increase rate |
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