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Unit 2 Flashcards

Chapters 3.1-3.4 and 4.1-4.2

1
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Population distribution

A

Where people live

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2
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Climate

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The long term patterns of weather in a particular area

EX: Usually warm weather along the equator

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3
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Human migration

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The permanent movement of people from one place to another

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4
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Population density

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The number of people occupying a unit of land

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5
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Arithmetic density

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The total number of people per unit area of land

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6
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Physiological density

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The total number of people per unit of arable land

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Arable land

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Land that can be used to grow crops (Farmland)

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8
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Agricultural density

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The total number of farmers per unit of arable land

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9
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Subsistence agriculture

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Farming to feed your family

EX: Growing crops in Minecraft

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10
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Carrying capacity

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The max population size an environment can sustain

EX- There’s only enough water to support 3000 people, so only 3000 people can live there

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Dependency ratio

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People in a dependent age range (under 15 and over 65) divided by number of people in the working age group (15-24) multiplied by 100

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Demographics

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Data about the structures and characteristics of the human population

EX- Age, race, ethnicity, gender, martial status, etc

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Crude birth rate (CBR)

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Number of births in a given year per 1000 people in a given population

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14
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Total fertility rate

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The average number of children one woman in a region will have during ages 15-49

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Crude death rate (CDR)

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The number of deaths in a given year per 1,000 people in a population

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Infant mortality rate

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The number of deaths of children under the age of 1 divided by 1,000 live births

17
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Life expectancy

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The average number of years a person is expected to live

EX: Cats life expectancy is 13-15 years old

18
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Rate of natural increase

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Rate a population grows as the result of the difference between the CBR and the CDR

19
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Doubling time

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The number of years in which a population growing at a certain rate would double

20
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Urbanization

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The growth and development of cities

21
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Malthus’s theory

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The world will grow exponentially and that food production wouldn’t keep up

22
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Neo (New) Malthusian theory

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Population growth is unsustainable and cannot be supported (Malthus theory part 2 basically)

23
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Demographic Transition Model

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Shows shifts in the growth of populations, based on trends related to CBR and CDR

24
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Epidemiological Transition Model

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Describes changes in fertility, mortality, and life expectancy (largely because of changes in causes of death)

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