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| Differences in the average number of children born to a woman by social category. |
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| The average number of children born to each woman. |
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| Modern Demographic Transition |
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| A 3 stage pattern of population change occurring as societies industrialize and urbanize, resulting ultimately in a low and stable population growth rate. |
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| A condition of life so degraded by disease, illiteracy, malnutrition, and squalor as to deny its victims the basic necessities. 1$ a day or less. |
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| The chances throughout one;s life cycle to live and experience the good things in life. |
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| The new slavery differs from traditional slavery in that it is, for the most part, not a life-long condition and sometimes individuals and families become slaves by choice, a choice forced by extreme poverty. |
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| A territory controlled by a powerful country that exploits the land and the people fro its own benefit. |
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| Transnational Corporation |
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| A profit-oriented company engaged in business activities in more that one nation. |
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| The exporting of goods that have either been banned or not approved for sale in the united states because they are dangerous. |
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