Unit 2

Question 1

ecumene

Answer 1

the portion of earths surface occupied by permanent human settlement

Question 2

overpopulation

Answer 2

occurs when the number of people exceeds the capacity of the environment to support life at a decent standard of living

Question 3

census

Answer 3

the single most important data source for population geography

Question 4

arithmetic density

Answer 4

the total number of objects in an area

Question 5

physiological density

Answer 5

the number of people supported by a unit of arable land

Question 6

agricultural density

Answer 6

the ratio of the number of farmers to the amount of arable land

Question 7

crude birth rate (CBR)

Answer 7

the total number of live births in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society

Question 8

crude death rate (CDR)

Answer 8

the total number of deaths in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society

Question 9

demography

Answer 9

the scientific study of population characteristics

Question 10

total fertility rate (TFR)

Answer 10

the average number of children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years (15-49)

Question 11

demographic transition

Answer 11

a process of change in a society’s population from high crude birth rate 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

Question 12

industrial revolution

Answer 12

major improvements in manufacturing goods and delivering them to the market

Question 13

medical revolution

Answer 13

medical technology invented in europe and north america had diffused to developing countries