Ch. 9 Key Terms

Question 1

Demography

Answer 1

the study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations.

Question 2

Age Structure

Answer 2

The composition of a population in terms of the proportions of individuals of different ages

Question 3

Survivorship

Answer 3

the state or condition of being a survivor; survival.

Question 4

Fertility Rate

Answer 4

the number of children born alive to women of that age during the year as a proportion of the average annual population of women of the same age

Question 5

Migration

Answer 5

seasonal movement of animals from one region to another.

Question 6

Life Expectancy

Answer 6

the average period that a person may expect to live

Question 7

Demographic Transition

Answer 7

long-term trend of declining birth and death rates

Question 8

Infrastucture

Answer 8

the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.

Question 9

Arable Land

Answer 9

land fit or used for the growing of crops

Question 10

Urbanization

Answer 10

the process of making an area more urban

Question 11

Least Developed Countries

Answer 11

Countries that show few signs of development and have increasing death rates and high death rates