population Flashcards

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1
Q

number of births per thousand

A

birth rate

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2
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the average number of children a woman of childbearing years would have in her lifetime

A

fertility rate

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3
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number of deaths per thousand

A

mortality rate

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4
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number of deaths among infants per thousand

A

infant mortality rate

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5
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the difference between the number of live births and the number of deaths occurring in a year

A

rate of natural increase

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6
Q

the billions of people in this world who are not distributed equally

A

population

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7
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system of living things

A

environment

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8
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the way something is spread out or arranged over a geographic area.

A

distribution

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9
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the process through which cities grow, and higher and higher percentages of the population comes to live in the city.

A

urbanization

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10
Q

average number of people who live in an area

A

population density

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11
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number of organisms a piece of land can support

A

carrying capacity

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12
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study of how people use spaces and cities

A

urban geography

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13
Q

center of circle

A

cbd

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14
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2nd outer circle

A

zone of transition

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15
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3rd outer circle

A

lower class

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16
Q

4th outer circle

A

upper class

17
Q

political units touching the borders of the central city

A

suburbs

18
Q

core of the city

A

cbd

19
Q

things pushing people out of their home town

A

push factors

20
Q

draw or attract people to a new region

A

pull factors

21
Q

ex: people live by the ocean, good soil, warm climate.

A

physical factors

22
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examples: need to salvage a city, transportation, economic activities

A

human factors