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Chapter 2 Vocab Flashcards

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agriculture density

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the total number of farmers per unit of arable land.

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antinatalist

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describing attuides or policies that discourage childbearing as a means of limiting population growth

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arimethmetic density

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the total number of people per unit area of land; also called crude density

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asylum

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the right to protection in a country

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brain drain

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the less of trained or educated people in lure of work in another-often richer-country

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carrying capacity

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the maximum population size an enviornment can sustain

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chain migration

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the type of migration in which people move to a location because others from their community have previously migrated there

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circular migration

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migration patterns in which migrant workers move back and forth between their country of origin and the destination country where they work temporary jobs.

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crude birth rate (CBR)

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the number of births in a given year per 1,000 people in a given population.

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crude death rate (CDR)

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the number of deaths in a given year per 1,000 people in a given population

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demographic transition model

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a model that represents shifts in the growths of the worlds populations, based on population trends related to birth rate and death rate

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dependency ratio

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the number of people in a dependent age group (under the age 15 or age 65 and older) divided by the number of people in the working-age group (age 15-65) multiplied by 100

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distance decay

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a principle stating that the farther away one thing is from another the less interaction the two will have

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doubling time

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the number of years in a which a population growing at a certain rate would double

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epidemiological transition model (ETM)

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a model that describes changes in fertility, mortality, life expectancy, and population age, distrubition, largely as the result of changes in causes of death

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forced migration

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type of migration in which people are compelled to move by economic, political, enviornmental, or cultural factors

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friction of distance

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a concept that states that the longer journey is, the more time, effort, and cost it will involve

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gravity model

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a model that predicts the interaction between two or more places; geographers derived the model from newton’s law of universal gravitation

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guest workers

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migrant who travels to a new country as temporary labor

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human migration

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the permanent movement of people from one place to another

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human trafficking

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defined by the United Nations as “the recruitment transportation, harboring, or receipt of persons of improper means (such as force, abduction, fraud, or coercion)

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immigration

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movement to a location

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infant mortality rate (IMR)

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the number of deaths of children under the age of 1 per 1,000 live births

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internal migration-

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movement within a countries boarders

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internally displaced person

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a person who has been forced to flee his or her home but remains within the country’s boarders

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interregional migration

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movement from one region of the country to another

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intervening obsatcle

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an occurrence that’s holds migrants back

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intervening oppertunity

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an occurrence that causes migrants to pause their journey by choice

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intraregional migration

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movement within one region of the country

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life expectancy

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the average number of years a person is expected to live

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neo-malthusian

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describing the theory related to the idea that population growth is unsustainable and that the future population cannot be supported by Earth’s resources

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net-migration

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the difference between the number of emigrants and immigrants in a location, such as a city or country

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physiological density

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the total number of people per arable land

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population density

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the number of people occupying a unit of land

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population distrubition

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wheren people live in a geographic area

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population pyramid

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a graph that shows the age-sec distrubition of a given population

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pronatalist

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describing attitudes or policies that encourage childbearing as a means of spurring population g

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pull factor

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a positive cause that attracts someone to a new location

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push factor

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a negative cause that compels someone to leave a location

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quota

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limit on the number of immigrants allowed into the country each year

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rates of natural increase

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rate at which a population grows as the result of the difference between the crude birth rate and the crude death rate

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refugees

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a person who is forced to leave his or her country for fear of persecution or death

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relocation diffusion

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the spread of cultural traits through the movement of people

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remittances

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money earned by an emigrants abroad and sent back to his or her home country

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sex ratio

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the proportion of males and females in one a population

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step migration

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series of smaller moves to get to the ultimate destination

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total fertility rate

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the average number of children one women in a given country or region will have during her childbearing years

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transitional migration

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international migration in which people retain strong cultural, emotional, and financial ties with their countries or origin

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voluntary migration

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type of migration in which people make the choice to move to a new place

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emigration

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movement away from a location

AP Human Vocab (5 decks)

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