Vocab Unit 2 No. 2 Flashcards
measure of the number of deaths in a population scaled to the size of the population per unit of time
mortality rate
total number of births per 1000 of a population each year
birthrate
average number of children that would be born to a woman in her lifetime
fertility rate
number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1000 live births in that same year
infant mortality rate
crude birth rate minus the crude death rate of a population
rate of natural increase
graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a population
population pyramid
measurement of population per unit
population density
maximum population size of a species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water, and other necessities available
carrying capacity
study of areas with a high concentration of buildings and infrastructure
urban geography
relatively large and permanent settlement
city
development next to a city or next to another that’s next to a city
ie flo mo
suburb
cities + suburbs + exurbs
ie dfw
metropolitan area
more and more people moving into cities
urbanization
heavily populated urban informal settlement characterized by substandard housing and squalor
slum
commercial core of city
newer towns call it downtown
central business district (cbd)
