chapter 9 key terms Flashcards
demography
Demography is the statistical study of human populations.
age structure
The composition of a population in terms of the proportions of individuals of different ages
survivorship
the states of being a survivor quality of life in long-term survivorship
fertility rate
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
migration
movement of people over some distance
life expectancy
the average period that a person may expect to live.
demographic transition
a long-term trend of declining birth and death rates, resulting in a substantive change in the age distribution of a population.
infrastructure
Infrastructure is the foundation on which industrialized economies are built
arable land
land capable of being plowed and used to grow crops
urbanization
the increasing number of people that live in urban areas
least developed countries
low-income countries confronting severe structural impediments to sustainable development