Unit 2 Chapter 3 Vocab Flashcards
agricultural density
the total number of farmers per unit of arable land
arithmetic density
the total number of people per unit of area of land; also called crude density
arable land
land that can be used to grow crops
crude birth rate (CBR)
the number of births in a given year per 1,000 people in a given population
carrying capacity
the maximum population size an environment is able to sustain
demographics
data about the structures and characteristics of human populations
crude death rate (CDR)
the number of deaths in a given year per 1,000 people in a given population
climate
the long-term patterns of weather in a particular area
dependency ratio
the number of people in a dependent age group ( under age 15 or age 65 and older) divided by the number of people in the working age group ( ages 15 to 64), multiplied by 100
infant mortality rate (IMR)
the number of deaths of children under the age of one per 1,000 live births
life expectancy
the average number of years a person is expected to live
human migration
The permanent movement of people from one place to another
physiological density
the total number of people per unit of arable land
population density
the number of people occupying a unit of land
population distribution
where people live in a geographic area
