population and demography Flashcards
The whole number of inhabitants occupying an area and continually being modified by increases and losses
Population
The increase in the number of individuals in a population
Population growth
He investigated the reasons for the “modern rise of population”
Thomas McKeown
Actual level of achieved production
fertility
underlined biological potential for reproduction
fecundity
The highest possible vital index of a species - when species has its highest birthrate and lowest mortality rate
Biotic potential
The quantitative expression of the ability of a species to face selection in any environment
Biotic potential
components of biotic potential
reproductive potential
survival potential
1. nutritive potential
2. protective potential
demo meaning
graphy meaning
the people
writing, or measurement
The statistical study of populations, especially human beings
Demography
Encompasses the study of the size, structure, and distribution of these populations, and spatial or temporal changes in them in response to birth, migration, aging, and death
Demography
What method of demography
Data comes from vital statistics registries that track all births and deaths as well as certain changes in legal status such as marriage, divorce, and migration
CENSUS
Direct Method
What method of demography
Historical Demography
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Indirect method
Give 5 common rates and ratiod used in demography
Crude birth rate
Total fertility rate
Crude death rate
Infant mortality rate
Expectation of life
The annual number of live births per 1,000 people.
crude birth rate
