GEOG101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Vital Record, Spatial Epidemiology, Dependency Ratio
11 Dec 2018
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Financial relationships between different levels of government are often based on census data: biometric census - a census in which individuals are photographed and fingerprinted to create a national database. Implies high birth rates and low death rates: serious implications are associated with this type of pyramid: Infant mortality rate - reflects the annual number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age per. 1000 live births: high in peripheral countries and low in more developed countries, global patterns and national averages often mask regional and local variations in mortality rates. Local variations in culture, wealth, traditions, and resources can lead to considerable deviations from the average. Importance of medical geography: diseases we thought were eradicated are coming back tuberculosis, diseases that were previously unknown are emerging ebola, diseases that have maintained geographic limitations are spreading dengue hemorrhagic fever. Phase 2 to phases 3 and 4 - is seldom domestically generated in the peripheral countries.
