Geography Y08 Aut1

Question 1

migration

Answer 1

the movement of people from one place to another

Question 2

immigration

Answer 2

migration of people in to a country

Question 3

emigration

Answer 3

migration of people out of a country. (exiting a country)

Question 4

population density

Answer 4

the number of people who live in an area (per square kilometre)

Question 5

densely populated

Answer 5

an area with lots of people per square kilometre

Question 6

sparsely populated

Answer 6

an area with few people per square kilometre

Question 7

urban area

Answer 7

a built up area (town/city)

Question 8

rural area

Answer 8

the countryside

Question 9

push factors

Answer 9

negative factors making somebody want to leave an area

Question 10

pull factors

Answer 10

positive factors attracting somebody to an area

Question 11

economic migrant

Answer 11

a person who moves to find better work/wages

Question 12

trend

Answer 12

The majority of people in the UK live in the south east.

Question 13

evidence

Answer 13

An example of this is London where there are over 5000 people/km2.

Question 14

anomaly

Answer 14

An anomaly would be Norfolk because it is in the south east, but it only has a population density of approximately 100 people/km2

Question 15

manipulate

Answer 15

The difference in population density between London and Norfolk is 4,900 people/km2.

Question 16

place

Answer 16

a portion of geographic space that is unique in some way and can be compared with other places

Question 17

space

Answer 17

interactions that link places together e.g. the movement of people from one place to another (migration)

Question 18

interdependence

Answer 18

where geographical locations are dependent on one another in some way or form e.g. low income countries relying on high income countries for aid

Question 19

cultural awareness

Answer 19

our understanding of the differences between ourselves and people from other countries or other backgrounds

Question 20

cultural diversity

Answer 20

our ability to recognise that there are a large amount of different cultures that exist around our world

Question 21

physical & human processes

Answer 21

human or physical mechanisms of change such as migration or sea-level rise