Human Geo 2.2 Vocab Flashcards

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Crude Birth Rate (CBR)

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The total number of live births in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society.

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Crude Death Rate (CDR)

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The total number of deaths in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society.

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Demographic Transition

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The process of change in a society’s population from a condition of high crude birth and death rates and a low rate of natural increase to a condition of low crude brith and death rates, low rate of natural increase, and higher total population.

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Doubling Time

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The number of years needed to double a population, assuming a constant rate of natural increase.

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Industrial Revolution

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A series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the processs of manufacturing goods.

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Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)

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The total number of deaths in a year among infants under 1 year of age for every 1,000 live births in a society.

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Medical Revolution

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Medical technology invented in Europe and North America that has diffused to the poorer countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Improved medical practices have eliminated many of the traditional causes of death in poorer countries and enabled more people to live longer and healthier lives.

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Natural Increase Rate (NIR)

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The percentage growth of a population in a year, computed as the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate.

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Total Fertility Rate (TFR)

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The average number of children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years.

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Stage 1: Low Growth

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  • Very high CBR
  • Very high CDR
  • Very low NIR
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Stage 2: High Growth

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  • Still high CBR
  • Rapidly declining CDR
  • Very high NIR
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Stage 3: Moderate Growth

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  • Rapidly declining CBR
  • Moderately declining CDR
  • Moderate NIR
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Stage 4: Low Growth

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  • Very Low CBR
  • Low or slightly increasing CDR
  • 0 or negative NIR
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What does country need to have in stage 1 in order to move on to stage 2?

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Agricultural Revolution

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What does country need to have in stage 2 in order to move on to stage 3?

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Industrial Revolution and Medical Revolution

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What does country need to have in stage 3 in order to move on to stage 4?

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Social changes

17
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What does country need to have in stage 4?

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A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1, or Zero Population Growth

18
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What is the agricultural revolution?

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More food but still unpredictable. Nature, war, disease

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What does “social changes” mean?

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Employment off the land; advancement of women’s rights; fewer babies