Geog ch 5

the distribution of humankind across our planet

the study of individual populations in terms of specific group characteristics

the number of people per unit of area

the density of population per unit of cropland

able to support a high population density

the annual number of live births per 1000 people

the annual number of deaths per 1000 people

the difference between the number of births and number of deaths

the number of children born per year per 1000 females in a population

the average number of children that would be born to each woman in a given society if, during her childbearing years (15-49), she bore the children at the current year's rate for woman that age

TFR of 2.1 children, which stabilizes the population

a prediction of the future, assuming that the world's current population trend remains the same or else changes in defined ways

constant population

the number of years it would take a country to double it's population at it's present rate of increase

a graphic device that represents two aspects of population: age and gender

the ratio of the combined population of children less than 15 years old and elderly people over 64

a model to describe a country's historical experience

the number of infants per thousand who die before reaching 1 year of age

the average number of year a newborn baby within a given population can expect to live

the study of incidence, distribution, and control of disease

disease causing organisms

change in the leading causes of death

the theory that the future of humankind would consist of endless cycles of war, pestilence, and famine

a migrant who intends to stay in their new location only until they can save enough capital to return to their homeland to a higher standard of living

natives

the migrations of black peoples out of africa

strict racial segregation in south africa

the chinese commercial supremacy and their international links

the safety a country grants refugees

money sent home from workers abroad

the emigration of a country's best-educated people and most skilled workers