Details Title: APES Description: Human Population Total Flash Cards: 13 Created: 11/02/2008 12:36:42		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Environmental Studies Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Age Structure Definition The proportion of the population of each age Term Birth Rate Definition The rate at which births occur in a population - measured as # born/time or % of births per population Term Death Rate Definition The rate at which deaths occur in a population - measured as # deaths/time or % of deaths per population Term Demographic Transition Definition Pattern of change in birth and death rates as a country is transformed from undeveloped to developed. Term Growth Rate (population) Definition The net increase of people in a given area for a given time Term Human Carrying Capacity Definition Theoretical estimates of the number of humans that can "safely" inhabit the Earth Term Life Expectancy Definition The estimated average number of years that an individual can expect to live Term Logistic Carrying Capacity Definition Population size in which births equal deaths and no net change in population Term Logistic Growth Curve Definition The S - Shaped growth curve. Population grows quickly but slows down and population reaches a constant Term Maximum Lifetime Definition Genetically determined maximum possible age to which an individual of a species can live. Term Population Definition A group of individuals of the same species living in the same area Term Population Dynamics Definition The study of changes in population sizes and the causes of these changes Term Species Definition A group of individuals capable of interbreeding