Chapter 4 Flashcards
antinatalist
describing attitudes or policies that discourage childbearing as a means of limiting population growth
demographic transition model
a model that represents the shifts in the growth of the world’s populations, based on population trends related to birth rate and death rate.
doubling time
the number of years in which a population growing at a certain rate would double
epidemiological transition model
a model that describes changes in fertility, mortality, life expectancy, and population age distribution, largely as the result of changes in causes of death
land degradation
long term damage to soil’s ability to support life
neo-malthusian
describing the theory related to the idea that population growth is unsustainable and that the future population cannot be supported by Earth’s resources
overpopulation
the condition in which population growth outstrips the resources needed to support life
pronatalist
describing attitudes of policies that encourage childbearing as a means of spurring population growth
rate of natural increase
rate at which a population grows as the result of the difference between CBR and CDR.
urbanization
urban growth and development
