General
Demographic Transition
Revolutions
MISC.
Definitions
100
Demography
What is the study of populations called?
100
which stage of the demographic transition is the united states in?
What is the post-industrial stage
100

During what time period(revolution) did humans not have a permeant place to live? 

What is the Hunter-Gatherer

100

What does a rectangular population pyramid tell us?

It is a developed country

100

The study of characteristics of populations, especially human populations

What is Demography

200
What is the largest population a given area can support
Carrying capacity
200
Name the four stages of the demographic transition
What is the pre industrial, transitional, industrial, and post industrial stages.
200

During what revolution did the use of fossil fuels use increase as well as a large increase in human population?

What is the industrial revolution  

200

What is the term for people moving out of a population?

What is Emigration

200

The number of births per 1,000 women aged 15-44 in one year.

What is Fertility Rate 

300

What is the current population of the world?

8 billion

300
Describe the birth and death rates during the pre industrial stage.
Both are high.
300

What revolution did most of today's pollution problems start in?

What is the Industrial revolution
300

What are the three natural resources that limit population?

Water, Food and space

300
All the members of a species living in the same place at the same time

What is Population

400
What is the period time during the mid 1700s which led to the population explosion
The industrial revolution
400
What happens to the death rates during the transitional stage of the demographic transition?
Death rates fall.
400

What revolution can be characterized as the start of permanent housing, plants and animals were grown and bred, a small increase but stable population and still considered a poor quality of life?

What is Agricultural Revolution

400

For a population rate to be zero what must occur?

Birth rates must equal death rates. 
400

The largest population that an environment can support

What is Carrying Capacity 

500
Name two improvements that occurred during the industrial revolution that led to an increase in population
Improvements in medicine, sanitation and changes in agriculture
500
What factor is the most important in causing a quick change from the transitional to industrial stage of the demographic transition?
Education of women.
500

 Describe the type of growth of the human population BEFORE the Industrial Revolution and AFTER the Industrial Revolution (IR). 



Before- Stabilized

After Exponential Growth

500

What is a huge factor that helps slow down population growth?

Ther education of women?

500

The increase in the size of a population over time

Growth Rate

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