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Population Geography
"Geodemography"
The study of the spatial and ecological aspects of population, incuding distribution, density per unit of land area, fertility, gender, health, age, mortality, and migration.
population density
A measurement of population per unit area
Formal demographic regions
Demographic regions based on the single trait of population density
Carrying capacity
The maximum number of people that can be supported in a given area
Birthrate
The annual number of births per thousand population
Total fertility Rate
the number of children that average woman will bear during her reproductive lifetime.
Zero Population growth
A stabilized propulation created when an average of only two children per coupe survive to adulthood, so that, eventually the number of deaths equals the number of births.
Death Rate
The annual deaths per 1000 persons of the population
Population Explosion
The rapid, acceleration increase in world population since about 1650 to 1990
Malthusian
One who hold views of Thomas Malthus, who believed that overpopulation is the root cause of poverty illness, and warfare.
Demographic transition
A term used to describe the movement from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates.
Population Pyramid
A graph used to show the age and sex composition of population
Sex ratio
The numerical of males to females into a population
Gender Roles
What it means to be a man and what it means to be a woman in different cultural and historical contexts
Infant Mortality rate
The number of infants per 1000 live birth who die before reaching one year of age.
Refugees
Those fleeing from persecution in their country of nationality. The persecution can be religious, political, racial or ethnic
Push and pull factors
Unfavorable, repelling conditions and favorable, attractive conditions that interact to affect migration and other elements of diffusion
Personal Space
The amount of space that individuals feel "belongs" to them as they go about their daily business
Farm Villages
Clustered rural settlements of moderate size, inhabited by people who are engaged in farming
Farmstead
The center of farm operation, containing the house, barn, sheds, and livestock pens