Unit 2 Vocabulary

Front

When the TFR is 2.1, there is no growth to the population

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ZPG- Zero Population Growth

Front

Number of years until a population doubles in size

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Doubling Time

Front

Number of working-age people divided by the number of people 65 and older.

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Elderly Support Ratio

Front

The number of people under the age of 15 and over the age of 64

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Dependency Ratio

Front

Distinctive causes of death in each stage of the demographic transition.

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Epidemiological Transition

Front

The process of change in a society’s population from a condition of high crude birth and death rates and low rate of natural increase to a condition of low crude birth and death rates.

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Demographic Transition Model

Front

Land that is suitable for agriculture.

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arable land

Front

The total number of people divided by the amount of arable land.

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Physiological Density

Front

Total number of farmers divided by the total amount of arable land.

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Agricultural Density

Front

The total number of people divided by the total land area.

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Arithmetic Density