Population Flashcards
Population density
a numerical relationship between number of people and some other unit of interest expressed as a ratio
Cred Birth Rate (CBR)
live birth rates per 1000 people. Relates to level of economic development. Less developed countries= more. More developed countries= less (education delaying it
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
average number of kids born to a women during her reproductive years. Less developed countries= more. More developed countries= less
Crude Death Rate (CDR)
Number of deaths per 1000 people. Related to countries level of economic development
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
annual number of death in infants compared to total number of live births in that same year. Affects personal decision making.
Rate of Natural increase (RNI)
Annual rate of population growth (excluding migration). %
Population growth rate is
Declining
Malthus theory on population
predicted that population would out grow the available food supply. Because of…
Neo-Malthusian perspective on population growth
population growth will increase resource development and degradation (I=PAT). Development and technology will increase population. And that poverty and huger is evidence of over population
What is I=PAT
Impact=Population, affluence, and technology
Environmental Kuznets Curve
graphical representation of the relationship between economic development and environmental degradation and had been applied to forestry
Julian Simon and population
Human population growth= improved living conditions and environmental quality. More people= more good ideas and more demand= more incentive creativity
Population and scarcity
Population growth leads to environmental degradation through the use of resources and the creation of wastes.
