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Human geography Chpt 2
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Geography
9th Grade
10/17/2011

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Crude Birth Rate
Definition
The total number of Births for every 1000 people alive in a society
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Cohort
Definition
Population group united by a specific common characteristic and is treated as a statistical unit during their life times Ex. Baby Boomers
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Arithmetic Density
Definition
Total Pop in relation to land size
-Problem : assumed even distrubution of population
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Pro- Natalist
Definition
An attitude or policy that encourages childbearing
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Anti- Natalist
Definition
Concerned with limiting population growth
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Stage 1 DTM
Definition
Low growth- Almost zero growth rate
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Stage 2 DTM
Definition
High Growth- CDR goes down, CBR stays about the same
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Stage 3 DTM
Definition
Moderate Growth- Countries go from stage 2 to stage 3 when CBR drops sharply
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Doubling Time
Definition
Number of Years needed for a population
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Kwashiorkor
Definition
a disease caused by lack of protein
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Industrial Revolution
Definition
Conjuntion of major technologies
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Medical Revolution
Definition
Medical Technology invented in North America and Europe moved devoloped countries
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