Demographic and Urban Terms and Concepts, Quizzes of Introduction to Sociology

Download Demographic and Urban Terms and Concepts and more Quizzes Introduction to Sociology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 age-specific death rate DEFINITION 1 the number of deaths per 1000 individuals in a specific age group TERM 2 age-specific fertility DEFINITION 2 the number of live births per 1000 women in a specific age group TERM 3 city DEFINITION 3 a relatively dense and permanent concentration of people who secure their livelihood chiefly through non agricultural activities TERM 4 concentric circle model DEFINITION 4 the approach to city model growth stating that the modern city assumes a pattern of concentric circle, each with distinctive characteristics TERM 5 crude birth rate DEFINITION 5 the number of live births per 1000 members of a population in a given year TERM 6 crude death rate DEFINITION 6 the number of deaths per 1000 members of a population in a given year TERM 7 demographic transition theory DEFINITION 7 a view of population change that holds that the process of modernization passes through three stages, high potential growth, transitional growth, and population stability TERM 8 demography DEFINITION 8 the science dealing with size, distribution, composition, and changes in population TERM 9 ecology DEFINITION 9 the study of the interrelations between the living and nonliving components of an ecosystem TERM 10 ecosystem DEFINITION 10 a relatively stable community of organisms that have established interlocking relationships and exchanges with one another and their natural habitat TERM 21 natural areas DEFINITION 21 geographic areas with distinctive characteristics TERM 22 net migration rate DEFINITION 22 the increase or decrease per 1000 members of the population in a given year that results from people entering or leaving a society TERM 23 population pyramid DEFINITION 23 a graphic representation of the age and sex composition of a population TERM 24 rate of natural increase DEFINITION 24 the difference between the birth rate and the death rate TERM 25 sector model DEFINITION 25 the approach to city growth that assumes that large cities are made up of sectors, wedge shaped areas, rather than concentric circles TERM 26 segregation DEFINITION 26 a process of clustering wherein individuals and groups are sifted and sorted out in space based on their sharing certain traits or activities in common TERM 27 succession DEFINITION 27 invasion that continues until the encroaching type of people, institution, or activity displaces the previous type TERM 28 urban gentrification DEFINITION 28 the return of the middle class- usually young, white, childless professionals- to older urban neighborhoods TERM 29 zero population growth DEFINITION 29 the point at which a modern population replaces itself without immigration- 2.1 children per woman