Unit 2 Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
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Arithmetic Population Density
A
Dividing the population by its total area
2
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Physiological Population Density
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Dividing the population by the amount of arable land
3
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Agricultural Population density
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Compares the number of farmers to the area of arable land.
4
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Dependency ratio
A
A value comparing the working to the nonworking segments of a population
5
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Stage 1 of the demographic model
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- Low growth
- Very high CBR/CDR, very low NIR
- No countries today remain here
6
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Stage 2 of the Demographic Model
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- High CBR
- Rapidly declining CDR
- Very high NIR
- Europe/North America after industrial revolution
- Improved medical care has vaulted many countries in stage 2
7
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Stage 3 of the demographic model
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- Rapidly declining CBR
- Moderate NIR
- CBR>CDR drops sharply
- Moderately declining CDR
- Enter when CBR drops sharply
8
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Stage 4 of the Demographic Model
A
- Very low CBR
- 0 pop. growth CBR=CDR
- NIR near 0
- Typically the result of social customs and the status of women in society
