geog pop & migration & weather & climate Flashcards
population
the number of people living in a place
what is the global population predicted to rise to
9 billion by 2045
population density
the average number of people per square km (how crowded or empty a place is)
factors that lead to a dense population
soil accessibility climates vegetation economy
describing
uses words that are nouns or adjectives
explaining
uses words that are verbs or adverbs
migration
the movement from one place to another
Immigrants
People who move into another country
Emmigrants
People who move out of a country into another
Net migration
The difference between both immigration and emigration in one country (maybe be a positive or negative number)
International migration
moving from one country to another
Economic migrants
People who move to another area to find work
Rufugee
A person forced out of the country they were born in- usually in order to escape something
illegal immigrant
Someone who is in a country without permission
Asylum seeker
A person who has left their home country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another country
Ethnic group
A group of people that shares the same culture language tradition or religion
Internal migration
When people move from one part of the country to another.
Hamlet
An isolated cluster of houses or farms usually with no shops or services
Village
A community with a variety of houses some shops and other services
Commute
To travel to and from another place of work
Commuter village
A village often with hoisting estates close to a town or city people live there but commute to work elsewhere
Urban
relating to the characteristic of a city or town.
Rural
In the countryside
