Ch. 4,5,7 AP Human Geography key terms
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alexarimmer on September 14, 2009
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AP Human Geography Vocab, ap human geography
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Ch. 4 5 and 7 vocab for mr. skeie's class!
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 arithmetic population density | the population of a country or region expressed as an average per unit area. The figure is derived by dividing the population of the areal unit by the number of square kilometers or miles that make up the unit |
| census | a periodic and official count of a country's population |
| demography | the study of patterns and rates of population change, including birth and death rates, migration trends, and evolving population distribution patterns. |
| density | a description of the quantity per unit area of a given object or living organism. |
| distribution | how people are spread out |
| physiologic population density | the number of people living per unit area of arable land |
| population concentration | places with the largest percentages of population |
| population data | data about population derived from census |
| population density | a meaurement of the number of people per given unit of land |
| population geography | a subdivisional human geography that focuses on the spatial aspects of demography and the influences of demographic change on particular places. |
| age-sex pyramid | graphic representation (profile) of a population showing the percentages of the total population by age or sex, normally in five year groups. |
| crude birth rate (CBR) | number of live births per year per thousand people in the population |
| crude death rate (CDR) | number of deaths per thousand |
| demographic transition cycle | high birth rates and death rates are followed by plunging death rates, producing a huge net population gain; this is followed by the convergence of birth rates and death rates at a low overall level. |
| demography | study of population |
| doubling time | number of years it takes for the population to double |
| exponential growth | cumulative or compound growth of a population over a given time period |
| infant mortality | a figure that describes the number of babies that die within the first year of their lives in a given population |
| linear growth | growth that occurs in uniform amount in equal time period |
| natural increase | population growth measured as the excess of live births over deaths per one thousand individuals per year. does not reflect emigrant or immigrant movements. |
| population composition | structure of a population in terms of age, sex, etc. |
| population explosion | the rapid growth of the world's human population during hte past century, included short doubling times and accelerated rates of increase. |
| population structure | same as composition |
| stationary population level (SPL) | the level at which a national population ceases to grow |
| total fertility rate (TFR) | the average number of children born to a woman during her lifetime, as expressed for a total population |
| eugenic population policy | government policy designed to favor one racial sector over others |
| Eugenic Protection Act | policy enacted by the Japanese government that legalized abortion for social, medical, and economicc reasons |
| expansive population policy | government policy that encourages large families and raises the rate of population growth |
| immigration laws | designed to restrict the immigration of Chinese people to California |
| negative population growth | a less than zero growth |
| one-child policy | a Chinese policy to induced married couples to have only one child |
| restrictive population policy | government policy designed to reduce the rate of natural increase. |
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