Global Studies - Population Flashcards
Study Guide
Explain latitude
Latitude runs east to west and is measured north of south of the equator
Explain longitude
Longitude runs north the south and is measured east to west of the prime meridian
List the five themes of geography
- Location
- Place
- HEI
- Movement
- Religion
Define location
Where point exists
Define place
Locations physical and human features
Define human environment interaction
How people affect their environment
Define movement
How goods, ideas, and people get from one place to another
Define religion
Large areas that are linked by similar characteristics
Define population
The people living in a particular region
Define population distribution
How the population is spread over the earth’s surface
Define demographer
An expert in the study of statistics relating to the changing structure of human populations.
Define birth rate
The number of live births each year per 1,000 people
Define death rate
The number of deaths each year per 1000 people
Define life expectancy
The average number of years that people live
Define migration
The movement of people from one place to another
Define green revolution
Changes in agriculture that have resulted in better farming methods and increased production
Define immigrant
The people that move to a country
Define emigrant
People leaving from one country and moving to another
Define urban
An area with a high population destiny, city or town
Define urbanization
The movement of people the cities and the growth of those cities
Define rural
An area with low population destiny, such as a villager countryside
Define forced migration
Being told you have to migrate
Define “push”
The situation makes you leave
Define “pull”
A new location of attracts you
Why do people move to cities
For themselves and their children
What are the three most populous continents
-Asia
-Europe
-Africa
Whatever three least populous continents
-North America
-Australia
-Antartica
