Unit 2 Vocab Pt 1

Question 1

number of people 65 and older per 100 children aged 0-14 in a population

Answer 1

Aging Index

Question 2

number of people per general unit area (population / total land area)

Answer 2

Arithmetic Population Density

Question 3

a periodic and official way to count the country’s population

Answer 3

Census

Question 4

maps where one dot represents a certain number of a phenomenon (population)

Answer 4

Dot Map

Question 5

time required for a population to double

Answer 5

Doubling Time

Question 6

large coalescing supercities that are forming in different parts of the world

Answer 6

Megalopolis

Question 7

number of people per unit area of arable land (population / arable land)

Answer 7

Physiological Population Density

Question 8

measurement of people per a unit of land

Answer 8

Population Density

Question 9

description of locations on Earth’s surface where populations live

Answer 9

Population Distribution

Question 10

rapid growth of the world’s human population, short doubling times, and accelerating rates of increase

Answer 10

Population Explosion

Question 11

average number of children born to a woman during her childbearing years

Answer 11

Total Fertility Rate

Question 12

population level remains constant as deaths match up with the number of births

Answer 12

Zero Population Growth