Definitions Flashcards
Birth Rate
Number of babies born in one year, compared to every 1000 people, in a country
Death Rate
Number of deaths, in a country, for every 1000 people, in one year
Infant
Baby younger than one year old
Mortality
Death
Average Life Expectancy
The average number of years people in an area or country can expect to live
Factors
Things that influence what happens
Diarrhoea
A symptom of an illness that causes a running tummy
Epidemic
A disease that spreads quickly across a large area or country
Pandemic
A disease that spreads across many countries
AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome;
The final stage of the HIV disease, which causes severe damage to the immune system
Parasite
A plant or animal that lives on or in another living thing and usually harms it
Insect Repellents
Chemicals that keep insects away
Gastroenteritis
An infection of the bowel
Blister
A small, fluid-filled bubble on the skin
Fever
A raised body temperature
Economic Status
How rich or poor people are
Pensions
The money you receive from the government when you are no longer able to work
Family Planning
Methods people use to stop getting pregnant, such as the contraceptive injection or pill
Civilians
People in a country who are not soldiers
Government policy
Plans and laws made by governments
Sanitation
Management of water supplies and sewage so that people may be provided with clean and safe water and the disposal/treatment of waste.
Medicinal drugs
Chemicals that work inside the body to treat or prevent illnesses
Canned Food
Food that is preserved and stored in sealed cans
Refrigeration
The process of cooling or freezing food to keep it fresh
Diets
The kind of food people eat
Preventative Health Care
Things you can do to prevent or reduce illnesses
Curative Health Care
Things that can be done to treat or cure illnesses
Physiotherapy
The use of physical methods such as massage to help heal damaged muscles and joints
Fertility Rate
The number of live births in women over a specific length of time per 1000 women a year
Population Growth
The increase in the number of individuals in a population
Population Distribution
Population Distribution is the arrangement of, or how spread out people are in an are. There are 4 main ways that population can be distributed; evenly, randomly, in clusters and in either even or random clusters.
What is the purpose of using population density as a concept?
To make it easier to calculate the amount of people per km2 at that time and to have a fair comparison by making all the variables the same, (in this case the area)
Population Density
The number of people in a unit area.
