Ch. 9 Flashcards
1
Q
Demography
A
study of populations
2
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Age structure
A
distribution of ages in a specific population at a time
3
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Survivorship
A
percentage of members of a group that are likely to survive to any given age
4
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Fertility age
A
average number of a woman gives birth to in her lifetime
5
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Migration
A
movement of individuals from one area to another
6
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Life expectancy
A
average number of years members of a population are likely to live
7
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Demographic transition
A
a model that describes how economic and social changes affect population growth rates
8
Q
Infrastructure
A
basic facilities and services that support a community
9
Q
Arable land
A
and that can be used to a grow crops
10
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Urbanization
A
movement of people from rural areas to cities
11
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Least developed countries
A
countries with high death rates at birth
