Chapter 9 Key Terms

Question 1

Demography

Answer 1

Study of populations

Question 2

Age Structure

Answer 2

The distribution of ages in a specific population at a certain time

Question 3

Survivorship

Answer 3

Percentage of members of a group that are likely to survive to any given age

Question 4

Fertility Rate

Answer 4

Average number of children a woman gives birth to in her lifetime

Question 5

Migration

Answer 5

Movement of individuals from one area to another.

Question 6

Life Expectancy

Answer 6

The average number of years a member of a population are likely to live

Question 7

Demographic transition

Answer 7

Model that describes how economic and social changes affect population growth

Question 8

Infrastructure

Answer 8

Basic facilities and services that support a community (Water supplies, sewer lines etc)

Question 9

Arable Land

Answer 9

Land that can be used to grow crops

Question 10

Urbanization

Answer 10

The movement of people from rural areas to cities

Question 11

Least Developed Countries

Answer 11

Show few signs of development and in some cases have increasing death rate while birth rate remains high (Low income, weak human assets and economic vulnerability )