Across
- 2. on how the exponential growth of a population can outpace growth of the food supply and lead to social degradation and disorder
- 3. suitable for growing crops
- 4. wit a high number of boomers in the population having children, there can be a significant increase in births that shows up as a bulge on a pyramid
- 5. to decrease the number of births
- 6. theory that says that there is a distinct cause of death in each stage of the demographic transition model. It can help explain how a country's population changes so dramatically.
- 10. the pattern of human settlement--the spread of people across the Earth. Representing it on a map highlights places that are crowded, or sparsely, or even empty.
- 12. number of people who are too young or too old to work, compared to the number of people in the workforce.
- 15. cohort of individuals born in the United States between 1946 and 1964, which was just after World War II in a time of relative peace and prosperity. These conditions allowed for better education and job opportunities, encouraging high rates of both marriage and fertility.
- 17. people who moved out of the country
- 18. Natural Increase,The difference in births and deaths in a population, usually expressed as a percentage; does not take into account migration into or out of an area.
- 19. bar graph that displays the total population in 5-year age groups, with the youngest groups at the base. Males on left side of graph & females on the right.
- 20. population that an area will support without undergoing deterioration
- 21. the number of farmers to the area of arable land
- 22. who believed in Malthusian Theory and in the idea that population was not only outstripping food but other resources
Down
- 1. total number of deaths in a year among infants under one year old for every 1,000 live births in a soc
- 7. Pyramid,A more rectangular population pyramid indicates a population which is neither growing nor declining. There are similar proportions in each age group, apart from at the oldest ages (due to mortality).
- 8. designed to increase the fertility rate
- 9. number of years a person can expect to live
- 11. total number of live births in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society.
- 13. people who moved into the country
- 14. Density,The total number of people divided by the total land area.
- 16. 30 N and 60 N and 30 S and 60 S. These areas have more moderate climates and better soils than do regions at higher or lower latitudes.