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demographic transition
the process of change in a society's population from a condition of high crude birth and death rates and low rate of natural increase to a condition of low crude birth and death rates, low rate of natural increase, and a higher total population
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the process of change from a society's population from a condition of high crude birth and death rates and low rate of natural increase to a condition of low crude birth and death rates, and a higher total population
demographic transition
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agricultural revolution
the time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering
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the time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering
agricultural revolution
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industrial revolution
conjunction of major improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods and delivering them to market
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conjunction of major improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods and delivering them to market
industrial revolution
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medical revolution
medical technology invented in Europe and North America that is diffused to the poorer countries of Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Improved medical practices have eliminated many of the traditional causes of death in poorer countries and enabled more people to live longer and healthier lives
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medical technology invented in Europe and North America that is diffused to the poorer countries of Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Improved medical practices have eliminated many of the traditional causes of death in poorer countries and enabled more people to live longer and healthier lives.
medical revolution
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ZPG: zero population growth
when the CBR declines to the point where it equals the CDR, and the NIR approaches 0.
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when the CBR declines to the point where it equals the CDR, and the NIR approaches 0.
ZPG: zero population growth
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population pyramid
a country's population can be displayed by age and gender groups on a bar graph
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a country's population can be displayed by age and gender groups on a bar graph
population pyramid
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dependency ratio
number of people who are too young or too old to work, compared to the number of people in their productive years
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number of people who are too young or too old to work, compared to the number of people in their productive years
dependency ratio
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sex ratio
number of males per hundred females in the population
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number of males per hundred females in the population
sex ratio
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