Environmental Chapter 9 Vocabulary

the study of the characteristics of populations, especially human populations

• Demography

• survivorship

• migration

• Demographic transition

• urbanization

the percentage of newborn individuals in a population that can be expected to survive to a given age

• Demography

• survivorship

• life expectancy

• fertility rate

• urbanization

in general, any movement of individuals or populations from one location to another; specifically, a periodic group movement that is characteristic of a given population or species

• Demography

• survivorship

• migration

• Demographic transition

• urbanization

the general pattern of demographic change from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates, as observed in the history of more-developed countries

• Demography

• survivorship

• migration

• Demographic transition

• urbanization

an increase in the ratio or density of people living in urban areas rather than in rural areas

• Demography

• survivorship

• migration

• Demographic transition

• urbanization

the classification of members of a population into groups according to age or the distribution of members of a population in terms of age groups

• age structure

• survivorship

• Fertility rate

• life expectancy

• infrastructure

the number of births (usually per year) per 1000 women of childbearing age (usually 15-44)

• age structure

• survivorship

• Fertility rate

• life expectancy

• infrastructure

the average length of time that an individual is expected to live

• age structure

• survivorship

• Fertility rate

• life expectancy

• infrastructure

the basic facilities of a country or region, such as roads, bridges, and sewers

• arable land

• urbanization

• Fertility rate

• least developed countries

• infrastructure

farmland that can be used to grow crops

• arable land

• urbanization

• Fertility rate

• least developed countries

• infrastructure