Geography terms - Sheet1 Flashcards
population
the number of people who live in a specified area
birth rate
the number of births per 1,000 people per year
death rate
the number of deaths per 1,000 people per year
rate of natural resources
the death rate subtracted from the birth rate
population density
the average number of people who live in a certain area
urbanization
the process of city development
demographer
a geographer who studies the characteristics of human populations
habitat lands
lands suitable for human living
urban
relating to, or located in, a city
rural
relating to the country or farming
migration
the process of relocating to a new region
immigrant
a person who leaves one area to settle in another
push factor
a reason that causes people to leave an area
pull factor
a reason that attracts people to another area
culture
the shared attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors of a group
diversity
having many different ways to think or do something, or a variety of people
discrimination
actions that might be hurtful to an individual or a group
refugee
a person who flees a place to find safety
persecution
cruel treatment on the basis of religion, race, ethnic group, nationality, political views, gender, or class
natural resource
something that is found in nature that is necessary or useful to humans
economy
a system for producing and exchanging goods and services among a group of people
economic system
a way people use resources to make and exchange goods
command economy
an economic system in which the production of goods and services is decided by a central government
market economy
an economic system in which the production of goods and services is decided by supply and the demand of customers
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
the total value of all the goods and services produced in a country in a year
export
a product or resource sold to another country
import
a product or resource that comes into a country
specialization
a focus on producing a limited number of a specific products
raw material
an unprocessed natural resource that will be converted to a finished product
government
an organization set up to make and enforce rules for a society
citizen
a person who owes loyalty to a country and receives its protection
representative democracy
a type of government in which citizens hold political power through elected representatives
monarchy
a type of government in which a ruling family headed by a king or queen holds political power
oligarchy
a type of government in which a small group of people holds power
dictatorship
a type of government in which an individual holds complete political power
communism
a type of government in which the Communist Party holds all political power and controls the economy
