CH 3

Question 1

Population distribution

Answer 1

Where people live in a geographic area

Question 2

Temperate climate

Answer 2

Climate with moderate temperatures and adequate precipitation amounts

Question 3

Human migration

Answer 3

The physical movement by humans from one area to another, sometimes over long distances or in large groups

Question 4

Population density

Answer 4

The number of people occupying a unit of land

Question 5

Arithmetic density

Answer 5

Measures the total number of people per unit area of land. Calculated by dividing the total population by the total land area

Question 6

Physiological density

Answer 6

The number of people per unit of area of arable land (land suitable for agriculture)

Question 7

Arable land

Answer 7

Land suitable for agriculture

Question 8

Subsistence agriculture

Answer 8

Farming that takes place in providing crops and livestock for only the farmers families and close community. Common in peripheral and semi-peripheral countries where there are fewer mechanical resources available to work the land and more people are needed to care for crops and livestock

Question 9

Carrying capacity

Answer 9

The maximum population size an environment can sustain

Question 10

Dependency ratio

Answer 10

The number of people in the dependent age group (under age 15 or 65 and older) divided by the number of people in the working age group (ages 15-64) divided by 100

Question 11

Sex ratio

Answer 11

The proportion of males to females in population

Question 12

Demographics

Answer 12

Statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it.

Question 13

Fertility

Answer 13

Ability to produce children

Question 14

Crude Birth Rate (CBR)

Answer 14

The number of births in a given year per 1,000 people in a given population

Question 15

Total Fertility Rate (FTR)

Answer 15

Average number of children one woman in a given country or region will have during her childbearing years (ages 15-49)

Question 16

Mortality

Answer 16

Deaths

Question 17

Life expectancy

Answer 17

The average number of years an individual can be expected to live. Life expectancy at birth id the average number of years a newborn infant can be expected to live.
Average for peripheral countries: 50
Average for core countries: 80

Question 18

Population pyramid

Answer 18

Graphs that show the age-sex distribution of a given population

Question 19

Crude Death Rate (CDR)

Answer 19

The number of death of a given population per year per 1,000 people

Question 20

Baby boom

Answer 20

A period marked by a significant increase of the birth rate

Question 21

Agricultural density

Answer 21

Measures the total number of farmers per unit of arable land. When countries have a high agricultural density - most of the farmers are subsistence farmers

Question 22

Demographics

Answer 22

Data about the structure and characteristics of human populations

Question 23

Infant mortality rate

Answer 23

The number of deaths of children under the age of 1 per 1,000 live births

Question 24

Working age (on the pop. Pyramid)

Answer 24

This is how many people within the population are capable of working to sustain the 2 dependent groups

Question 25

Young dependents (on the pop. Pyramid)

Answer 25

Age 0-14, young dependents

Question 26

Cohorts (on the pop. pyramid)

Answer 26

Cohorts are age categories. Population pyramids divide the population into 5 year cohorts (age/sex groupings)

Question 27

Male gender (on pop. pyramid)

Answer 27

Population pyramids are divided by sex

Question 28

Female gender (on pop. pyramid)

Answer 28

Population pyramids are divided by sex

Question 29

Measurement (on pop. pyramid)

Answer 29

Population pyramids are normally expressed in millions or %

Question 30

Elderly dependents (on pop. Pyramid)

Answer 30

Elderly (age 60+) dependent group of the population