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Chapter 4 + 5 Key Terms AP Human Geo.

Chapter 4 and 5 key terms for AP Human Geography Mr. Skeie

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Age-sex pyramid
graphic representation (profile) of a population showing the percentages of the total population by age, and sex, normally in five-year groups
Population concentration
focused area of a large amount of people
Doubling Time
the time required for a population to double in size
Megalopolis
area of major cities clumped together
Population geography
a subdivision of human geography that focuses on the spatial aspects of demography and the influences of demographic change on particular places
Crude Birth Rate (CBR)
the number of live births per year, per thousand people in the population
Demography
the study of population
Linear Growth
human population increases in a uniform amount during a series of equal time periods
Density
a description of the quantity per unit area of a given object or living organism
Natural Increase
population growth measured as the excess of live births over deaths per 1,000 individuals/year
Population density
a measurement of the number of people per given unit of land
Demography
the study of patterns and rates of population change, including birth and deat rates, migration trends, and evolving population distribution patterns
Census
a periodic and official count of a country's population
Physiologic population density
the number of people per unit area of arable land
Population structure
when geographers study population and spatial distribution
Stationary Population Level (SPL)
a level that suggest most (if not all) countries' populations will stop growing at some time during the twenty-first century
Population composition
makeup in terms of age, sex and other properties such as marital status and education
Distribution
to disperse something in certain amounts
Demographic cycle
sequence of stages that have been observed in the population records
Infant mortality rate (IMR)
a figure that describes the number of babies that die within the first year of their lives in a given population
Population explosion
the rapid growth of the world's human population during the past century, attended by ever-shorter doubling times and accelerating rates of increase
Crude Death Rate (CDR)
the number of deaths per thousand
Population data
the info. of an amount of people
Exponential Growth
cumulative or compound growth of a population over a given time period
Arithmetic population density
the population of a country or region expressed as an average per unit area
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
another measure of the reproductive status of a population

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