Unit 2 Intro
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DEMOGRAPHICS:Statistics about people and populations.
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Example: Age demographics answer questions like: How old do people live to be in South Korea in 2014? What percent of the
population is between the ages of 10 and 20 years old?
DEMOGRAPHY:The statistical study of human populations.
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A person who studies demography is called a “demographer.”
COMMON AREAS OF STUDY:
• Population • Birth rate • Death rate • Infant mortality rate • Life expectancy • Reproduction rate • GDP
DEVELOPMENT:A process of social and economic
transformation caused by many cultural and environmental factors.
“Developing” World
“Developed” World
DEVELOPMENT:Development implies “improvement”:
For example, a region is said to “develop” when more people have access to clean drinking water, when community health improves, or when the standard of living
for average households rises.