Chapter 14 Vocab

Question 1

Fertility

Answer 1

number of births in a population

Question 2

Mortality

Answer 2

number of deaths in a population

Question 3

Population change

Answer 3

increase or decrease in the size of a population (number of people entering a population minus the number of people leaving a population)

Question 4

Total fertility rate (TFR)

Answer 4

average number of children born to women of childbearing age in a population

Question 5

Life expectancy

Answer 5

average age a person can be expected to live based on the year and country or region of his or her birth

Question 6

Infant mortality rate

Answer 6

number of babies out of every 1,000 born who die before their first birthday

Question 7

Urbanization

Answer 7

trend in which more and more people live in urban areas

Question 8

Urban sprawl

Answer 8

growth of low-density development on the edges of cities and towns

Question 9

Eco-city

Answer 9

a people oriented city planned using smart growth

Question 10

Smart growth

Answer 10

set of policies and tools that encourage more environmentally sustainable urban development with less dependence on cars