Chapter 9

Question 1

Demograohy

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 general fertility rate is the number of live births per 1,000 women of childbearing age (usually ages 15 to 44) in a given year.

Question 5

Migration

Answer 5

is about the movement of people from place to place.

Question 6

Life expectancy

Answer 6

the average period that a person may expect to live.

Question 7

Demographic transition

Answer 7

is a phenomenon and theory which refers to the historical shift from high birth rates

Question 8

Infrastructure

Answer 8

the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities

Question 9

Arable land

Answer 9

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

list of developing countries that, according to the United Nations, exhibit the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development, with the lowest Human Development Index ratings of all countries in the world