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Chapter 9 Vocab.
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Environmental Studies
11th Grade
12/08/2010

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Demography
Definition
The study of populations
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Age Structure
Definition
The distribution of ages in a specific population at a certain time.
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Survivorship
Definition
the precentage of members of a group that are likly to survive to any given age.
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Fertility rate
Definition
The number of babies born each year per 1000 women in a population.
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Migration
Definition
The movement of individuals between areas.
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Life Expectancy
Definition
The average number of years members of a population are likely to live.
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Demographic Transition
Definition
A model that describes hoe economic and social changes affect population growth rates.
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Infracture
Definition
The basic facilites and services that support a community, such as public water supplies, sewer lines, power plants, roads, subways, schools and hospitals.
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Arable Land
Definition
The land can be used to groe crops.
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Urbanization
Definition
The movement of people from rural ares to cities.
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