Chapter 8 Human Population

VOCAB: Introduction of machinery powered by fossil fuels, marked by the shift from a rural, agricultural-based society to an urban, industry-based society

• Industrial Revolution
• Greenhouse Effect
• Endangered Species Act
• Climate Change

VOCAB: Number of babies out of 1000 that die during their first year of life

• infant mortality
• child mortality
• life expectancy
• growth rate

VOCAB: The average number of years an individual is expected to live.

• life expectancy
• infant mortality
• death rate
• growth rate

VOCAB: how a population changes in size during a specific period of time.

• growth rate
• infant mortality
• life expectancy
• death rate

VOCAB: The study of human population statistics

• demography
• biology
• microbiology
• ecology

VOCAB: The average number of children a female member of a population has during her lifetime

• total fertility rate
• replacement fertility rate
• growth rate
• death rate

VOCAB: the total fertility rate for a nation that would keep its population size stable 

• replacement fertility rate
• total fertility rate
• growth rate
• death rate

VOCAB: describes the relative numbers of organisms of each age within a population and is often represented by a graph

• age structure diagram
• population growth rate
• demographic transition
• fertility rate

VOCAB: number of males compared to females in a population

• sex ratio
• age structure
• growth rate
• population shift

VOCAB: a contrast that refers to the difference in assets and income between individuals in a society or between nations

• wealth gap
• developing nations
• demographic shift
• population growth