Week 14 Vocab Flashcards
The study of the characteristics of populations, especially human populations.
Demography
The classification of members of a population into groups according to age or the distribution of members of a population in terms of age groups.
Age Structure
The percentage of newborn individuals in a population that can be expected to survive to a given age.
Survivorship
The average number of children a woman of childbearing years would have in her lifetime, if she had children at the current rate for her country.
Fertility Rate
In general, any movement of individuals or populations from one location to another; specifically, a periodic group movement that is characteristic of a given population or species.
Migration
The average length of time that an individual is expected to live.
Life Expectancy
The general pattern of demographic change from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates, as observed in the history of more-developed countries.
Demographic Transition
The basic facilities of a country or region, such as roads, bridges, and sewers.
Infrastructure
Land that can be used to grow crops.
Arable Land
An increase in the ratio or density of people living in urban areas rather than in rural areas.
Urbanization
Countries that have been identified by the United Nations as showing the fewest signs of development in terms of income, human resources, and economic diversification.
Least Developed Countries
