Ch. 9 Human Populations Flashcards
(24 cards)
For over 200,000 years, the human population was thought to remain at about ___________
1 million people
Then around ________ B.C. societies began to transition from hunter/gatherer into ________, leading to a rise in global population
a. 10
b. farming
Again, in the mid 1700’s, the ________ Revolution led to advances in hygiene, technology, and medicine, causing the global population to reach _________ by 1800.
a. industrial
b. 1 Billion
World population is projected to peak around 2100 at around ________
11 B
In the United States there is a child born every ________, and a death every ________
a. 9 sec
b. 9 sec
The study of the characteristics of (especially) human populations, is called ________
demography
For the purpose of population trends, the two general categories of countries are ________ and ________
a. developed
b. developing (underdeveloped)
Higher incomes, slower population growth, diverse economies, and strong social support are characteristics of ________
developed countries
Developing countries typically have ________ population growth
rapid
During the 1800ś the world started to experience ________ population growth
exponential
The percentage of newborn individuals in a population that can be expected to survive to a given age is known as ________
survivorship
Humans have which Type of survivorship?
Type 1
If a population has a lot of babies, but few of them survive to adulthood, it would be considered a ________ population
type 3
The replacement level fertility rate for humans is a little more than ________
2
Movement into a country is called ________
immigration
Movement OUT of a country is called ________
emigration
For the year 2022, the World Bank Atlas considers ‘high income’ in the world to be anything over ________ per capita for an annual income
$13, 205
Consider the Demographic Transition Model. During which stage is the population increasing at a decreasing rate?
4
________ is the basic facilities like roads, bridges, sewers, power plants, subways, schools, and hospitals that are necessary to sustain a population
infrastructure
In many of the poorest countries, ________ is the main fuel source
wood
Many poor countries that lack infrastructure have water supplies that are used for both drinking and ________ ________
sewage disposal
________ land is land that is both fertile and available to raise crops
arable
an increase in the ration or density of people living in the urban areas rather than in rural areas is called ________
urbanization
Traffic jams, inadequate infrastructure, and reduced land for farming is often caused by ________________
suburban sprawl
