ch.9 key terms

Question 1

demography

Answer 1

Demography is the science of populations.

Question 2

age structure

Answer 2

The age structure of a population is the distribution of people of various ages

Question 3

survivorship

Answer 3

a right depending on survival, especially the right of a survivor of people with a joint interest to take the whole on the death of the others.

Question 4

fertility rate

Answer 4

Total fertility rate is the average number of children born to a woman in her reproductive age.

Question 5

migration

Answer 5

movement from one part of something to another.

Question 6

life expectancy

Answer 6

the average period that a person may expect to live

Question 7

demographic transition

Answer 7

In demography, demographic transition is a phenomenon and theory which refers to the historical shift from high birth rates and

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

process in which there is an increase in the number of people living and working in a city or metropolitan area.

Question 11

Least developed countries

Answer 11

are low-income countries confronting severe structural impediments to sustainable development