Lecture 11: Global Demography Flashcards
1
Q
Who defined demography as a statistical and mathematical study of the size, composition, spatial distribution of human population?
A
Donald J. Bougue
2
Q
What is the study of a population based on factors such as age, race, and sex?
A
Demographics
3
Q
What is the process in which the proportions of adults and elderly increase in a population while the proportions of children and adolescents decrease?
A
Aging of population
4
Q
When does aging of population occurs?
A
When fertility rates decline while life expectancy remains constant or improves at the older ages.
