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 fertility rate at a given age is 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

Demographic transition is a model used to represent the movement of high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a country develops from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic system.

Question 8

infrastructure

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

Arable land is any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops.

Question 10

urbanization

Answer 10

the process of making an area more urban.

Question 11

least developed countries

Answer 11

Least developed countries (LDCs) are low-income countries confronting severe structural impediments to sustainable development.