Exam 2 Flashcards

(18 cards)

1
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What are the factors of population increase

A

Agriculture, transportation, industrial revolution

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2
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Doubling time

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The shorter the doubling time, the quicker the curve (faster population growth)

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3
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Rule of 70

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70 years/% growth= doubling time in years

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4
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Malthus

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Easter Island Example
Wants to work on population growth through birth rates; believes population growth needs to slow down
Malthus believed resource depletion causes poverty

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5
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Marx

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Wants to work on social justice issues to decrease poverty

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6
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What are the demographic spheres

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less developed: population increasing rapidly; younger population-poor
developed: slightly increasing population; older- wealthy

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7
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Crude birth rate

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number of births per 1,000 persons

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8
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Total fertility rate

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Number of births per average woman over her entire life (look at this for projections)

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9
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Zero population growth

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occurs when number of birth is equal to the number of deaths

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10
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Fertility rates

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decreasing around the world

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11
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Crude death rates

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number of deaths per 1,000 persons

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12
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Declining mortality

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is the primary cause for population increase in the last 300 years

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13
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Life span

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the oldest age attainable by a member of a species (not effected by where you live)

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14
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Life expectancy

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average age a newborn can expect to reach in any given society (probability; different per region)

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15
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Population momentum

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Reproductive capacity that is banked in the age spectrum
Developed nations: low population momentum
Less developed nations: high population momentum
(More girls at reproductive age =high momentum)

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16
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Dependency ratio

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Number of non-working individuals to the number of working individuals

17
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Pro-natalist pressures

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Reasons to have babies:
Creation of future workforce
Assistance with current work load
Status of men
Status for women (survival someone to take care of them)
Source of pleasure and comfort (desire to have kids)

18
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Birth reduction pressures

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Reasons not to have children
Higher education and personal freedom
Higher cost of raising a child
Ideal family size to meet ZPG