Human Population

As of April 2017, the world population is estimated ot have reached ____

can be generally defined as a group of individuals of the same species occupying a given area at a given time

study of populations and their interactions with their environment

Understanding the dynamics of human population requires knowledge of

the environment influences populations in terms of its

the pattern of spacing among individuals within the boundaries of the population

most common pattern of population dispersion

when individuals are evenly spaced over the area they occupy

pattern seen in species whose individuals do not have close interactions

individuals of a population have an unpredictable distribution

pattern is common in species that prefer solitary lives

represents the maximum population size that a particular environment can support

Three major factors that account for the population increase

Human population growth continues but it is ______

Our activities have directly affected, to some degree, about ___ of the earth’s land surface as our ecological footprints have spread across the globe

Population size increases because of

Population size decreases through

the actual level of reproduction of a population per individual

also known as birth rate

also known as death rate

act of someone coming to live permanently in a foreign country

leaving own country to settle permanently to another country

average number of children born to each woman, over the woman’s lifespan

an accelerating pattern of increasing population size