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| The proportion of the population of each age |
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| The rate at which births occur in a population - measured as # born/time or % of births per population |
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| The rate at which deaths occur in a population - measured as # deaths/time or % of deaths per population |
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| Pattern of change in birth and death rates as a country is transformed from undeveloped to developed. |
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| The net increase of people in a given area for a given time |
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| Theoretical estimates of the number of humans that can "safely" inhabit the Earth |
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| The estimated average number of years that an individual can expect to live |
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| Logistic Carrying Capacity |
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| Population size in which births equal deaths and no net change in population |
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| The S - Shaped growth curve. Population grows quickly but slows down and population reaches a constant |
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| Genetically determined maximum possible age to which an individual of a species can live. |
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| A group of individuals of the same species living in the same area |
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| The study of changes in population sizes and the causes of these changes |
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| A group of individuals capable of interbreeding |
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