8. human population Flashcards
exponential growth
when the growth rate of a population increases rapidly over time
lag phase
period of time in population growth when an organism is adapting to its new environment and growth is slowl
log phase
when the growth rate of a population increase rapidly over time
stationary phase
when the growth of a population has slowed to zero
carrying capacity
the maximum size of a population that an environment can support in terms of food, water and other resources
migration
movement of people into or out of a region, country or other area
dependent
those people in the population who are not economically active and so rely on those who are working for their needs
independent
those ppl in the population who are economically active
family planning
methods used by a couple to decide when an dhow many children to have
