Chapter 7-8
Occurs when the number of people exceeds the capacity of the environment to support life at a decent standard of living.
Overpopulation
More than what percentage of natural increase currently occurs in developing countries.
95%
The elderly support ratio is what
It is the number of working-age people (ages 15 to 64) divided by the number of person 65 and older.
What does the epidemiologic transition focus on
It focuses on distinctive health threats in each stage of the demographic transition.
It is the maximum population size of a species that the environment can sustain
What are the four major population clusters.
East Asia, South Asia, Europe, and Southeast Asia
Health conditions vary dramatically between what type of nations.
Developed nations and developing nations.
The dependency ratio is what
Pestilence and Famine.
Is there 3 measures of population density?
Yes, arithmetic, physiological, and agricultural
What are three measures of population density frequently used by geographers.
Arithmetic density, Physiological density, and Agricultural density.
Developed Nations spend how much money per person on health care annualy.
$1,000 per person
A population pyramid is what.
A population pyramid is a bar graph that displays the percentage of a place's population for each age and gender.
Whats stage 2 of the epidemiologic transition.
Health conditions vary dramatically between those two.
What does NIR stand for
Developing nations spend how much per person on health care annualy
A pronatalist policy is what.
Degenerative Diseases
What is the dependency ratio
It is the number of people who are too young or too old to work.
What is the number of years needed to double a population called.
Doubling time.
Life expectancy is what.
Life expectancy is the average number of years an individual can be expected to live
What is an antinatalist policy
It is a government policy that supports lower birth rates.
What is stage 4 of the epidemiologic transition.
Delayed degenerative and lifestyle diseases
What is a population pyramid important for.
It is important to tell the percentage of a place's population.