RIDE Flashcards
arithmetic density
the total number of people divided by the total land area
census
a complete enumeration of the population
crude birth rate (CBR)
the total number of live births in a year for every 1000 people alive in the society
crude death rate (CDR)
the total number of deaths in a year for every 1000 people alive in society
demographic transition
the process of changing societies population from a condition of high crude birth and death rates and low rate of natural increase to a condition of low crude birth and death rates, low rate of natural increase, and higher total population
demography
the scientific study of population characteristics
dependency ratio
the number of people under age 15 and over age 64 compared to the number of people active in the labor force
doubling time
the number of years needed to double a population, assuming a constant rate of natural increase
ecumene
the portion of earths surface occupied by permanent human settlement
epidemiologic transition
distinctive causes of death in each stage of the demographic transition
Epidemiology
the branch of medical science concerned with the incidence, distribution, and control of diseases that are prevalent among a population and a special time and are produced by some special causes not generally present in the affected locality
industrial revolution
a series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods
infant mortality rate (IMR)
the total number of deaths in a year among infants under one year of age for every 1000 live births in a society
life expectancy
the average number of years an individual can be expected to live, given current social, economic, and medical condition. life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn infant can expect to live
medical revolution
medical technology invented in Europe and North America that has diffuse to the poor countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. improved medical practices have eliminated many of the traditional causes of death in poor countries and enabled more people to live longer and healthier lives