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APHUG VOCAB WORDS Flashcards

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Emigration

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the act of leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another

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Environmental degradation

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the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water and soil

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Immigration

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the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

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Population distribution

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the spread of people across the world

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Industrial revolution

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the transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the United States

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Agricultural density

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the number of farmers per unit area of farmland

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Arable land

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land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops

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Arithmetic density

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the number of people per unit area of land

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Ecumene

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portion of earth’s surface occupied by permanent human settlement

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Intervening obstacle

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an environmental or cultural feature that hinders migration

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Intervening opportunity

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a feature that causes a migrant to choose a destination other than his original one

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Physiological density

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the number of people per unit area of arable land

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Pull factor

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something that attracts people to go and live in a particular place

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Push factor

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something that makes people want to leave a place or escape from a particular situation

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Carrying capacity

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the maximum number of people who can be realistically sustained by the geography of that area

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Overpopulation

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when a region has exceeded its carrying capacity

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Replacement-fertility level

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the total fertility rate at which a population exactly replaces itself

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Age/sex ratio

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describes the ages and number of males and females within a given population

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Population pyramid

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A model used to show the age and sex distribution of a particular population

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Zero population growth

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the maintenance of a population at a constant level

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Crude birth rate

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the total number of live births per 1,000 people

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Crude death rate

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the number of deaths in a per 1,000 people

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Demography

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the study of human populations and the process through which populations change.

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Doubling time

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the time it takes for a population to double in size

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Fecundity

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the ability to produce an abundance of offspring

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Fertility

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the ability to conceive children or young

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Infant mortality rate

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the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births

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Medical revolution

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medical technology invented in Europe and North America that is diffused to the poorer countries of Latin America, Asia, and Africa

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Mortality

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the state of being subject to death

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Rate of natural increase

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the difference between the number of live births and the number of deaths occurring in a year

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Total fertility rate

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the average number of children that would be born to a woman

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Demographic transition model

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shows population change over time

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Epidemiologic transition

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the changing patterns of disease and causes of death seen in human history

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Pro-natalist policies

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a population policy which aims to encourage more births

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Anti-natalist policy

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a population policy which aims to discourage births

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Contraception

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the deliberate use of artificial methods or other techniques to prevent pregnancy

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Dependency ratio

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measure of the number of dependents aged zero to 14 and over the age of 65, compared with the total population aged 15 to 64

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Graying population

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the fact that a population is steadily becoming more dominated by older people

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Life expectancy

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the average time a human is expected to live

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Asylum seeker

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a person who has left their home country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another

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Chain migration

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the social process by which migrants from a particular town follow others from to a particular destination

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Forced migration

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the involuntary movement of a person or people away from their home or home region

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Guest worker

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a person with temporary permission to work in another country

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Internally displaced person

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someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country

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Refugee

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a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster

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Step migration

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a migration pattern in which rural inhabitants move closer to urban areas

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Transhumance

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the action of moving livestock from one grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle

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Transnational migration

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a process of movement and settlement across international borders

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Voluntary migration

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migration based on one’s free will and initiative

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Brain drain

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the emigration of highly trained or intelligent people from a particular country

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Net migration

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the difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants

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Natural hazard

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a natural phenomenon that might have a negative effect on humans and animals

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Internal migration

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human migration within a nation

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Unauthorized immigrant

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the migration of people into a country in violation of the immigration laws of that country

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Urban

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belonging to a town or city

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