AP GEO TEST 2

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AGE DISTRIBUTION AGE DISTRIBUTION
  1. Percentage of the total population, or the population of each sex, at each age level.
  2. It is used to see how many males and females there are in a population that are in age groups of five.It is used everywhere around the world.
  3. Example: The United States has a huge amount of young and middle aged people, but have a lower amount of old people.
Agricultural Density Agricultural Density
  1. The ratio of the number of farmers to the amount of arable land.
  2. If you have a high agricultural density, then that means you have lots of workers, but not as much land to farm.If you have a low agricultural density, then you could have a lot of workers and more land to farm which can make you more money.
  3. Example: The agricultural density of the United States is around 2.25.
ARITHMETIC DENSITY ARITHMETIC DENSITY
  1. The total number of people divided by the total land area
  2. Countries in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Europe have high arithmetic densities.South American countries, North American countries, African countries, Australia and North Asia have small arithmetic densities.
  3. Example: From 2009-2012 the U.S has had an agricultural density of 34.
  1. A conference in Cairo, Egypt where politicians came together and discussed the progress of the war against Japan and the future of Asia.
  2. It was attended by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Chinese President, and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.This occurred in 1943.
  3. Example: These three men got together and discussed the future of Asia, and the war against Japan.
CAIRO CONFERENCE CAIRO CONFERENCE
  1. The largest number of people that the environment of a particular area can support.
  2. This has to do with over population because there are not enough resources for everybody if the area is over populated.
Example: This occasionally happens to animals because over population leads to competition and many of them die from it.
CARRYING CAPACITY CARRYING CAPACITY
  1. A period count of the population.
  2. An area delineated by the United States bureau of the census for which statistics are published.These are mostly corresponded to neighborhoods.
  3. Example: A census has intent to count everyone in a population rather than a fraction.
CENSUS CENSUS
  1. Number of deaths per thousand children within the first five years of life.
  2. A high child mortality rate is bad for a population because it means that you’re decreasing in population, and that these children are in need of resources.A low mortality rate is good because your population is increasing at a good rate and the children are getting the things they need.
  3. Example: The United States has a child mortality rate of 7 which is a good thing.Some countries in Africa have really high mortality rate which is a bad thing.
CHILD MORTALITY RATE CHILD MORTALITY RATE
  1. The ways that people prevent pregnancies.
  2. These ways include diaphragms, condoms, drugs, or surgery. Many people take these because they might not want a kid or their not ready for one yet.
  3. Example: Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have many women that don’t want to have so many kids and they try to prevent their pregnancy.
CONTRACEPTION CONTRACEPTION
  1. A futurist who believes that continued progress and provision of resources for mankind can be met by similarly continued advances in technology.
  2. They believe that there is enough matter and energy on the Earth to provide for the ever-rising population of the world.They are totally different from Neo-Malthusians.
  3. Example: They are not entirely true because we will eventually run out of fossil fuels and over population can also hurt resources.
CORNUCOPIANS CORNUCOPIANS
  1. The number of deaths per year per 1,000 people.
  2. A high CDR means that you are either in stage one or two.A low CDR means that you are either in stage three, four, or five.
  3. Example: The United States and the UK have low CDR rates, while Countries in the Middle East and Africa are the opposite.
CRUDE DEATH RATE CRUDE DEATH RATE
  1. The total number of live births in a year for every 1000 people alive in the society.
  2. A high CBR means you are in stage one or two.A low CBR means that you could be in stage four or five.
  3. Example: Japan is in stage five meaning that their CBR is going under, or is less than, their CDR.
CRUDE BIRTH RATE CRUDE BIRTH RATE
  1. An equation that summarizes the amount of growth or decline in a population during a certain period of time.
  2. Also, taking into account net migration and natural increase.It is used to find out how fast a population has been increasing or decreasing.
  3. Example: Countries use these equations to see how their doing in growth.
DEMOGRAPHIC EQUATION DEMOGRAPHIC EQUATION
  1. The from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a country develops from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic system.
  2. This produces a huge net population gain.The demographic transition model shows the steps through which a society progresses.
  3. Example: The model shows the five different stages in which countries progress in.
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
  1. The scientific study of population characteristics.
  2. This includes births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease.Biologists study these when they talk about population of species, overcrowding, etc.
  3. Example: The average age of a population may increase or decrease over time.
DEMOGRAPHY DEMOGRAPHY
  1. The amount of people in a society who can't work.
  2. The less people you have working, the less money you make.If you have many old people retiring, then you need younger workers to work.
  3. Example: Japan has a huge amount of old people who don’t work, but they don’t have any workers coming in because their isn’t as much as before.Now Japan is begging for a higher CBR so that they can make money and grow their population.
DEPENDENCY RATIO DEPENDENCY RATIO