population Flashcards
describe population distribution throughout the world.
freaky.. usually in big clumps, or no people at all
urbanization
the human process of transforming land into concrete residential, commercial, industrial, or transpositional purposes
migration
the moving of a person from one place to another
immigration
when a person comes to a country (in which isn’t their homeland) to stay permanently
emigration
when a person leaves their home country to live somewhere else
push factors
factors that cause someone to leave their home country
pull factors
factors that draw and attract someone to another location
what makes a developed country? (MDC)
stable government and economy, higher literacy and education rate, higher life expectancy, lower mortality rate in adults and infants
what makes a developing country? (NIC)
stable government and economy, rising literacy, education and life expectancy rates, lowering mortality rates in adults and infants
what makes an underdeveloped country? (LDC)
unstable government and economy, low education and literacy rates, lower life expectancy, higher mortality rates in adults and infants