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| The study of the size, composition, growth, and distribution of human populations. |
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| Population grows geometrically while food supply increases arithmetically. |
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| Exponential growth curve. Acceleration of growth. |
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| Population stabilized and possibly declines. |
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| Due to a misdistribution of food due to drought and war. |
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Population Growth
Many children - list 4 |
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1.Status of Parenthood in least industrialized nations - more children = Higher status
2.Community supports this concept - children are a sign of God's blessings. (more kids = more blessed)
3.Provide for parents in old age.
4.Male Dominance? Machismo=Male virility |
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| Depict a country's population by age and sex. |
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1.Fertility (Rate) - Number of children that the average woman bears.
2.Martality - Life Expectancy
3.Migration - The difference between the number of immigrants (coming) and emigrants (leaving). |
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| What is Crude Death Rate? |
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| Annual number of deaths per 1,000 population. |
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| Number of children that women are capable of bearing. |
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| Population Growth Forecast |
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| Growth Rate = Births - Deaths + Net Immigration |
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| Place where a large number of people live and DO NOT produe their own food. |
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| masses of people moving to cities |
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| Metropolis - Cities grown so large they cover a region. |
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| A central city surrounded by smaller cities and suburbs. Example? Toledo, Cleveland. |
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| Megalopolis - Larger then Metropolis |
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| Overlapping areas. Examples? Columbus/Circleville. Dayton/Cinniciatti. |
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| Population over 10 million.Example? Los Anglos, New York. |
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| Clusters of buildings and services near major highways. |
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| Movement of Middle-class people into rundown areas of a city. |
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| People moving from the cities to the suburbs, just outside city. |
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| Why do people want to live in suburbs? |
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1.Alienation in the city - Too large.
2.Can't afford to live in the city, move to suburbs but fight traffic or cost of commuting. |
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| Banks w/drawing financing. |
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| Moving factories/Jobs for better tax breaks. Move from one city to another close city. |
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| Economic incentives to companies to stay in cities. |
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| Tear down and rebuild. Which usually costs more! |
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