Unit 2: Chapter 4 Vocab Flashcards
crude birth rate
the number of live births per year for each 1,000 people
total fertility rate
focuses on women in their childbearing of ages 15 to 49
overpopulation
the growth of population beyond what an area can support
ant-natalist policies
programs to decrease the number of births
pro-natalist policies
programs designed to increase the fertility rate
life expectancy
the number of years the average person will live
infant mortality rate
the number of children who die before their first birthday
Demographic Transition Model
shows five typical stages of population change that countries pass through as they modernize
expansive population pyramid
stage 2 of the population pyramid
Epidemiological Transition Model
the predictable stages in disease and life expectancy that countries experience as they develop
stationary population pyramid
stage 4 of the population pyramid
crude death rate
CDR
rate of natural increase
the percentage at which a country’s population is growing or declining without the impact of migration
immigrants
people who moved into the country
emigrants
people who moved out of the country
Demographic Balancing Equation
total population change = births - deaths + immigrants - emigrants
Malthusian theory
the belief that food production would increase arithmetically by the same amount each generation, while the population would increase exponentially
Neo-Malthusians
people today who adapted his basic ideas to modern conditions
