Chapter 9 key terms

Question 1

Demography

Answer 1

the study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations.

Question 2

Age Structure

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Survivorship

Answer 3

a person who survives, especially a person remaining alive after an event in which others have died.

Question 4

Fertility Rate

Answer 4

the average number of children a woman of childbearing years would have in her lifetime, if she had children at the current rate for her country

Question 5

Migration

Answer 5

seasonal movement of animals from one region to another.

Question 6

Life expectancy

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Demographic Transition

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Infrastructure

Answer 8

the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise

Question 9

Urbanization

Answer 9

the process of making an area more urban.

Question 10

Least Developed Countries

Answer 10

countries that have been identified by the united nations as showing the fewest signs of development in terms of income, human resources, and economic diversification