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| the relationship between the number of people on earth and the availability of resources |
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| why does development vary among regions |
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| because of economic indicators |
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| THE HUMAN DEVLOPMENT INDEX created by the UN and recognizes that a country's level of development is a function of 3 factors |
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| What are the 3 development factors? |
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| a decent standard of living (economic) access to knowledge (education), and a long and healthy life (demographic factors) |
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| Russia, japan, australia, new zealand, and south korea |
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| why is the study of population important |
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| more ppl alive today than at any other time in history, world's pop increased at a faster rate during 2nd half of the twentieth century than ever b4, virtually all pop growth occurs in less developed countries |
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| map that shows population concentration of certain area |
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| east asia, south asia, europe, and south east asia |
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| countries in east asia, south asia, europe, and south east asia? |
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| china, india, monocco, and indonesia |
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| which country has the highest HDI among the LDCs? |
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| southwest asia, central asia, sub saharan africa |
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| where do 1/4 of the world's ppl live? |
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| where is the largest population concentration in the western hemisphere? |
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| northeastern us and south eastern canada |
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| What percent of americans are farmers? |
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| the portion of the earth's surface occupied by permanent human settlement |
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| where do most ppl in europe live? |
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| what is the world's largest country in land area? |
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| what is the world's most populous country? |
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| what is the most populous country in africa? |
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| nigeria. half of the west africa concentration is found here |
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| people generally avoid which kind of areas? |
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| dry, wet, cold, and high lands |
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| countries that have high altitudes |
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| mexico city, and lima, peru |
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| most people in south asia are |
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| farmers living in rural areas |
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| which continent forms the 3rd world's largest pop. cluster |
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| countries in south east asia |
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| java, sumatra, papa new guinea, phillipines |
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| measures the # of ppl per area of land. usually square kilometers or square miles |
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| a rough measure of a country's food security |
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| a measure of development as machines are used in more developed countries |
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| the percentage by which a population grows in a year |
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| the total number of live births in a year for every 1,000 ppl alive in the society |
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| the total number of deaths in a year for every 1000 ppl alive in the society |
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| the number of years needed to double a pop |
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| total fertility rate (TFR)measures the number of births in a society |
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| IFR Infant Mortality Rate |
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| the annual number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age compared with total live births |
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| measures the average number of years a newborn infant can expect to live at current mortality levels |
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| a bar graph showing a place's age and sex composition |
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| what determines the shape of a population pyramid |
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| crude birth rate but also includes age distribution and sex distribution |
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| the process of change of a country's population structure |
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| the five stages of demographic transition |
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stage 1: (very high CBR, CDR, low NIR)no countries in this stage.
stage 2: still high CBR and NIR, decline in CDR. industrial revolution occurs
stage 3: moderate growth (drop in fertility brings down birth rate and NIR)because women have family planning and are educated. ie chile
stage 4:low growth (negative or zero pop growth) more developed ie denmark or US
stage 5: decline in growth ie japan. Might be a problem |
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| Why does population decline in more devoloped countries? |
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| mothers have less children |
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| wrote "an essay on the principle of Population". population grows geometrically while food supply grows arithmetically. He predicted over population before the industrial revolution |
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| what are some criticism of malthus |
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| pessimistic viewpoint. failure to consider technological innovation |
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| Some reasons why population change in future? |
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| declining birth rates, reliance on economic development, distribution of contraceptives. |
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| epidemiological transition |
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| the branch of medical science concerned with the incidence, distribution, and control of diseases that affect large numbers of ppl |
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| stages of epidemiological transition |
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stage 1:pestilence and famine (high CDR)ie the black plague in 1348.
stage 2: receding pandemics (cholera and dr. jon snow, birth of GIS.
Stage 3: degenerative diseases ie heart disease and cancer
Stage 4: delayed degenerative diseases. medical advances prolong life
stage 5: possible reemergence of infectuous diseases?
possible reasons are evolution, poverty, and improved travel. |
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