population Flashcards

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global population density definition

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the average number of people living in a given area (for example squarr kilometer)

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2
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how to calculate population density

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population:area=people/km²

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3
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global population map

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densely populated areas: india, east china, japan, indonesia
sparsely populated: sahara desert, amazon rainforest, greenland, north of russia (siberia)

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4
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factors causing dense and spare population (human)

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political(poor public services, including education and healthcare)
civil war and persecution
government corruption
social (crimes, job availability)
economical (agriculture)
industry development

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5
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factors causing dense and spare population (physical)

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terrain
accesability
availability of natural resources
water supply
climate
soils
vegetation
mineralbasins
chances of diseases and pests

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6
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crude birth rate

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the number of live births per 1000 midyear population

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crude death rate

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indicates the number of deaths per 1000 midyear population

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fertility rate

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total number of children that would be born to each woman if she were to live to the end of her child-bearing years and give birth to children in alignment with the prevailing age - specific fertility rates

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child mortality rate

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the probability of dying between birth and exactly 5 years of age exoressed per 1000 live births

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infant mortality rate

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the probability of a child born in a specific year or period dying before reaching the age of 1

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life expectancy

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the number of years a person can expect to live

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12
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demography

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study of demographics, the social characteristics and statistics of a human population

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13
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population explosion

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rapid increase in the number of people in an area

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14
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depopulation

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the action of causing a county or area to have fewer people living in it

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15
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demographic composition

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the proportion or number of people who can be identified according to a certain characteristic

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16
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population aging

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a shift in the distribution of a countries population towsrds older people

17
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NIR (natural increase rate)

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the difference between the number of births and deaths in a population

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NDR (natural decrease rate)

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opposite of NIR, more people are dying than babies are born, which can cause a population to shrink

19
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MEDCs

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more economically developed countries (have a high standart of living and a large GPD (bendras vidaus produktas)

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LEDCs

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less economically developed countries (weak economy system, low GPD)

21
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funnel population pyramid

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stage 2 (high birth rate, high death rate, young population)

22
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triangle population pyramid

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stage 3 (decreasing birth rate and death rate, young population that increases slowly)

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bell population pyramid

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4 stage (high birth rate, low death rate

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urn population pyramid

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5 stage (same features as bell shape just lower birth rate and older population)

25
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examples of stage 1

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no countries so far

26
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examples of stage 2

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central africa, afghanistan

27
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examples of stage 3

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south america, north africa, south-(east) asia

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examples of stage 4

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western-northern european countries, scandinavia, north america, china, australia, new zealand

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examples of stage 5

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japan, eastern, central, south europe