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Demography

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The study of population, size, composition, growth and distribution

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Population equation

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Fertility - morality +/- migration

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Malthus theorem

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Thought the food supply increases arithmetically populations grow geometrically.

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Population pyramid

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Shows the age/sex distribution of a population.

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Urbanization

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50% of U.S population lives in urban areas of 1m+

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Demographic transition

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Stage 1: High birth rates and high death rates
Stage 2: High birth rates and low death rates
Stage 3: Dropping birth rates
Stage 4: Stability population with low birth and low death rates.