Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Geography Year 8-9 > Migration > Flashcards

Migration Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
U.S. Geography flashcards World Geography flashcards
1
Q

Population

A

Number of people in a particular place

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Population density

A

Number of people per km squared

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Population distribution

A

How a population is spread out over an area

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Birth rate

A

Number of people born per 1000 people

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Death rate

A

Number of deaths per 1000 people

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Natural increase/decrease

A

Birth rate - Death rate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Densely populated

A

crowded closely together

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Sparsely populated

A

wide-spaced settlement/empty

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Cluster

A

grouped together

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Ageing population

A

the growth of proportion in older people (usually 65 and over) in the population

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Population structure

A

how many males and females of different ages are in a population

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Migration

A

the movement from one place to another

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Immigrants

A

Someone moving to another country

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Emmigrants

A

Someone leaving a country into another

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

International migration

A

Migration across borders

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Net migration

A

the sum of immigrants and emigrants (immigrants in positive numbers, emigrants in negative)

17
Q

Economic migrants

A

people that move from one country to another to advance their economic and professional prospects

18
Q

Asylum seekers

A

A person who has left their home country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another country

19
Q

Refugees

A

A person who has been forced to leave their home country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster. A refugee has already received a positive decision from the authorities on his or her asylum claim

20
Q

Illegal immigrants

A

A person who arrives in a country without permission

21
Q

Persecution

A

treating people badly because of their beliefs and race

22
Q

Descendants

A

relatives born after someone, such as a child

23
Q

Diverse

A

having lots of variety

24
Q

Choropleth map

A

A map that uses shades to indicate population distribution; light shades for sparse, dark shades for dense

25
Q

Urbanisation

A

immigration from rural areas to urban areas

26
Q

Rural

A

in the countryside

27
Q

Village

A

a community with a variety of houses, some shops and other services

28
Q

Commute

A

to travel to and from another place for work

29
Q

Commuter village

A

a village, often with housing estates, near a town or city. People live there but commute to somewhere else

30
Q

Hamlet

A

an isolated cluster of houses or farms, usually with no services

31
Q

Counter-urbanisation

A

Movement from urban areas to rural areas

Geography Year 8-9 (4 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions