unit 4 - demographics Flashcards
1
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endogamous
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Capable of mating and reproduction with one another
2
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demography
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The field of study that examines how human populations change and which factors lead to change, specifically in terms of birth rate, fertility, immigration and emigrations, and mortality or death rate
3
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aggregate
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the whole
4
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demographic determinism
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Hypothesis in demography that states that human population dynamics are inevitably disastrous
5
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age-structure diagram
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A diagram that breaks down the divisions of age into cohorts and according to sex; also known as a population pyramid
6
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sex ratio (SR)
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The number of males per females
