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chap 2
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Geography
6th Grade
09/17/2011

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population density
Definition
total population relitive to land size
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physiologic population density
Definition
number of people per unit area of agriculturally productive land
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population distrabution
Definition
descriptions of locations on earths surface where individuals or groups live
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dot maps
Definition
maps where one dot represents a certin number of data
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megalopolis
Definition
huge urban agglomerations
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census
Definition
trying to count everyone in a country
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doubling time
Definition
how long it takes for a population to double
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population explosion
Definition
having a big population in a short period of time
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natural increase of population
Definition
# of births-# of deaths
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crude birth rate (cbr)
Definition
live births per year per 1000
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crude death rate (cdr)
Definition
# of deaths per year per 1000 people
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demographic transition
Definition
1. low growth stage-high death and high birth
2. high growth stage-low death and high birth
3. moderate growth stage- low death and sinking birth
4. stationary stage- low birth and low death
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population pyramids
Definition
represents age and sex of a country
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infant mortality rate (imr)
Definition
babys death during the first year following its birth
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child mortality rate (cmr)
Definition
deaths of kids between 1-5
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life expencty
Definition
number of years someone expects to stay alive
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aids
Definition
is killing sub-sahara africa
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expansive population policys
Definition
encourges large familys
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expansive population policys
Definition
encourges large familys
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eugenic population policies
Definition
desigend to favor one race
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restrictive population policies
Definition
don't want you to have a lot of kids
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