Population Density, Population Pyramids, and Aging Populations

Question 1

Age Structure

Answer 1

Refers to the breakdown of a population into different age groups or cohorts

Question 2

Aging Population

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A population of a country or place that ages as the number or proportion of its elderly people increases

Question 3

Agricultural Density

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The number of farmers per unit of arable land

Question 4

Androcentrism

Answer 4

A phenomenon in which a culture demonstrates a marked preference for males

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Arable Land

Answer 5

Land suitable for cultivation or agriculture

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Arithmetic (Crude) Density

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The average number of people per unit of land area (usually per square mile or kilometer)

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Baby Boomers

Answer 7

People born from 1946-1964 during the post World War II uptick in Birth rate

Question 8

Carrying Capacity

Answer 8

The number of people a particular environment (or Earth as a whole) can support on a sustainable basis

Question 9

Demography

Answer 9

The statistical study of population and its change

Question 10

Dependency Ratio

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The number of dependents in a population, that each 100 working age people (ages 15-64) must support

Question 11

Ecumene

Answer 11

The portion of Earth’s surface with permanent human settlement

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Elderly Dependency Ratio

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The number of elderly dependents in a population (usually older than 64) that every 100 working-age people must support

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Youth Dependency Ratio

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The number of young dependents in a population (usually younger than 15) that every 100 working age people must support

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Sex Ratio

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The ratio of the number of men to number of women in a population

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Population Pyramid

Answer 15

A very useful graphic device for comparing age and sex structure

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Population Distribution

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The pattern in which humans are spread out on Earth’s Surface

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Population Density

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The average number of people per unit of land area

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Population Composition

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The makeup of the population by age and sex as well as by ethnic, racial, income and educational background

Question 19

Population Clusters

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Heavily populated areas that illustrated the unevenness in global population distribution; geographers have identified four population clusters on Earth: South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Europe

Question 20

Physiological Density

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The average number of people per unit area (a square mile or kilometer) of arable land

Question 21

Overpopulation

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occurs when the human population exceeds the food supply

Question 22

Median Age

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The age that divides a population into two halves so that one half is younger than this age and the other half is older

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Mean Center of Population

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The balancing point given the distribution of population

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Generations

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Groups of people who were born around the same time and share some common traits, due to the cultural and societal influences they shared as they grew up

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Generation Z

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People born after the turn of the twenty-first century

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Generation Y

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People who were born between 1981-2000; often referred to as millennials

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Generation X

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People born between 1965-1980 and are now in their prime working years