Chapter V Flashcards
statistical study of human populations
demography
the average number of people living in an area; usually expressed as persons per square mile or square kilometer
population density
the number of live births each year for every 1,000 people living in a place
birthrate
total number of deaths each year for every 1,000 people in a place
death rate
the process of moving from one place to live in another
migration
people who leave a country to live somewhere else
emigrants
people who come to a new country to live
immigrants
factors causing people to leave a location
push factors
factors attracting people to a new location
pull factors
people who have been forced to leave an area
refugees
a regional variety of a language
dialect
a language of trade and communication used by people who speak different languages
lingual franca
religions found among people of one ethnic group and that generally have not spread to other cultures
ethnic religions
religions in which people believe in the presence of the spirits and forces of nature
animist religions
the belief in many gods
polytheism
