Chapter 4 1 Child China Flashcards
infant mortality rate
number of infants who die in first year per every 1000 live births in year
total fertility rate TFR
number of children average woman has in lifetime
demographic factors
population characteristics: birth rate and life expectancy, that influence how population changes in size and composition
growth rate
percent increase population size over time, affected by births, deaths, # moving in and out of regional population
life expectancy
of years individual is expected to live
crude death rate
Number of deaths expected per 1000 per year
crude birth rate
Number of offspring (live births) per 1000/year
population density
of people per unit area
overpopulation
more people living in area than its natural and human resources can support
population momentum
tendency of your population to continue to grow even after birth rates drop to “replacement rates” - 2 children/couple
developed country
country that has moderate to high standard of living on average and established market economy
developing country
country that has lower standard of living than developed country, weak economy, high poverty
demographic transition
theoretical model that describes expected drop in once-high population growth rates as economic conditions improve quality of life in population
zero population growth
absence of population growth. birth rates = death rates
replacement fertility rate
rate at which children must be born to replace those dying in population
age structure
part of population pyramid that shows percentage of population distributed into various age groups of males and females.
sex ratio
relative number of males to females, calculated by dividing # of males / # of females
gendercide
systematic killing of specific gender
immigration 69
movement of people into given population
emigration 69
movement of people out of given population
carrying capacity 69
population size that area can support for long term. depends on resource availability and rate of per capita use
