Population and Agriculture Concepts in Human Geography

University:
Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools
Course:
AP Human Geography
Academic year:

2022
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Human Geography terms Term population density carrying capacity Agriculture Pop. Density arable land Definition the measure of the average population per square mile the population a region can support without significant environmental deterioration the number of farmers per area of arable land land that is able to produce crops the process of redrawing political district lines after each census to reflect the changes in Redistricting population of a state baby boom post WWII birth rate spike that lasted from 1945-1965 in the US Dependency Ratio the ratio of working to non-working members of a society Potential Workforce the group of population aged 15-64 that is expected to be a society's workforce Total Fertility Rate the average number of children who would be born per each woman of child bearing age such as China's one-child policy that try to decrease the number of births due to Anti-natalist policies programs, high populations such as France's paid maternity leave and free child care that try to encourage Pro-natalist policies programs, more births due to low populations the number of years an average person will live; it varies from country to country, and by Life Expectancy age, income, race Infant Mortality the number of children who die before their first birthday Rate Rate of Natural the rate at which a country's population increases or decreases without the impact of Increase immigration