Sociology 101 Chapter 16

the idea that population growth is kept in check and stabilizes as countries experience economic and technological development

a collection of people who share a geographic territory

a change of overall temperatures and weather conditions over time

metropolitan areas with at least 10 million inhabitants

(also called the death rate) the number of deaths per 1000 people in a population in a given year

the process in which middle-class and affluent people buy and renovate houses and stores in downtown urban neighborhoods

the idea that population is growing faster than the food supply needed to sustain it

the scientific study of human populations

economic activites that met the needs of the present without threatening the environmental legacy of future generations

business centers that are within or close to suburban residential areas

the movienment of people into or out of a specific geographic area

urban changes are largely the result of decisions made by powerful capitalists and other groups in the dominant social class

a stable population level that occurs when each woman has no more than two children

the number of babies born during a specified period in a particular society