Apes 3.6 and 3.8 Flashcards
3.6
Most stuided aspects of population characteristics
Age and Sex
3.6
What is the reporductive age
15-44
3.6
What are the others age groups
0-14
45 +
3.6
Types of pyamids
4 types
Expanding rapidly/ Extreme pyamid
Expanding slowly/ Less extreme pyamid
House/ Stable
Narrowest at base/ Declining
3.6
What does a extreme pyamid look like
Also where would we find this pyramid
VERY wide at the bottom ( childen and toddles)
Also most developing countries look like this
3.6
What does a less extreme pyamid look like
Where would we find these counties
younger ages are still the widest but its pretty close to adult ages
developed countries (Us and China)
3.6
What does a House pyamid look like
What countries would fit this pyamid
the young ages and middle ages are practical equall
Foud in japan and greece
3.6
What does a declining pyamid look like
What countries fit this caterogory
The base is smaller than the middle ages
ex Russia and Germany
3.8
Demography
The study of human populations & trends
3.8
Exponential growth
Increase in size or # at a constant growing rate
3.8
How do limiting factor help us
Work as population control measures
3.8
What does overpopulation lead to
- overuse of resources
- competition
- lack of adequate space
- higher rate of disease spread
3.8
Neo- Malthusian
Main guy- Thomas Malthus
Humans will reach a carrying capacity limit by food
3.8
How do we prevent reaching carrying capacity
Positive checks - war, pandemics, famine
Preventative checks - population policies, later marriage age, less children
3.8
Anti-Malthusian
Main girl - Ester Boserup
- Human intergrity will prevent us from runnign out of reasources
- Less efficient resources will be replaced with more efficient ones
