Human Population

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What is the study of population called?

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Demography

Front

What type of growth is the human population currently experiencing?

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Exponential growth

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What is the approximate current human population?

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7 billion

Front

Which countries have the highest birth rates?

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Least-developed countries

Front

What factors can be affected by a population of 7 billion?

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Amount of land for agriculture, amount of clean water, number of people who are unemployed, all of the above.

Front

What is the term for the number of people living in a specific area?

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Population density

Front

What is the term for the movement of people from one place to another?

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Migration

Front

What is the term for the average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime?

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Fertility rate

Front

What is the term for the number of deaths in a given population?

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Mortality rate

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What is the demographic transition model?

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A model that describes the transition from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a country develops.