This is a powerpoint presentation I created using population related vocabulary terms.

1. Vocabulary Exploration What is population?

2. Population the number of people in a country or region

3. Census an official count of population

4. Carrying Capacity the number of people who can be supported at a sustainable level in an area with given resources and technology

5. Birth Rate the yearly number of births per 1,000 people

6. Infant Mortality the annual number of deaths to infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births given in a year

7. Death Rate the yearly number of deaths per 1,000 people

8. Life Expectancy the average number of years someone is expected to live based on current health trends

9. Exponential Growth a growth pattern in which numbers double (multiplied by 2)

10. Zero Population Growth when a population is stable, neither growing nor decreasing – Globally, this would occur when the birth rate and death rate are the same

11. More Developed Countries Countries with greater overall wealth. These countries tend to be more industrialized, bringing in money from producing goods and services.

12. Less Developed Countries poorer countries that do not manufacture as many of their goods as more developed countries

13. Sanitation the prevention of disease and promotion of good hygiene by maintaining clean conditions and safe drinking water

14. Modern Medicine the art and science of healing

15. Standard of Living how well off a person or country is

16. Migration the movement of humans from one location to another

17. Population Density the concentration of people within a specific portion of a defined area

18. Literacy Rate the number of people in a country who can read and write.