test 2 Flashcards
Demography
study of human populations
domegraphic transition model
uses birthrates and death rates to show population change
dependency ratio
og young and old non workers depending on working people
population density
of people within a square mile
population distribution
the pattern of human settlement over an area, county or continient
cultural diffusion
spread of culture traits in material and non material form
urbanization
way of population shifts from rural to urban areas and how society adapts to the chnage
infrastructure
basic orginizational structures a society uses to function
urban sprawl
rapid spread od developement from urban to rural areas
suburbs
a developped area at the edge of the city that is mainly homes
urban renewal
redevopping an inner city area to improve it
emigration
people moving out
imiigration
people moving in
net migration
diffrence between people moving out and people moving in
refugee
person who has to leave their country becasue of war , opinion , natural disaster etc
what is consumtion
the using up of a ressource
what is consumerism
theory that a counrty that buys goods and services in large quantities will be better off economically
what is gdp
gross domestic product total value of all goods and services produced over a certain amount of time to measure the strentgh of the economy
what is a food web
the feeding relationships within an ecosystem
what is watershed
a geographic area that includes all of the land and waterways that drain into a body of water
first national park
yellowstone
first public land set aside
yosemite
point source pollution
pollution from a single source
goals of new urbanism
to promotes walkable neighborhoods
gentrification
wealthier poeple are arriving , increasing rent and changing the culture and character
head of government in canada
prime minister
head of staete
queen of england
3 catagories of canada’s indigenous people
inuit, metis , first nations
pros of canadian tar sands
create jobs
attempting to reduce enviromental impact
use recyclyled water for extraction
cons of canadian tar sands
wildife losses
cancer epidemics
polluting the air
disrupting first nation commmunities
3 push factors
poor economy
enviromental factors
no space
3 pull factors
thriving economy]good weather
healthier
brain drain
the smart people leave the country making it hard to develop
us consumption patterns
25 percent of energy exploit other countries ressources
metis
first nation mixed with french canadian
inuit
irst narions of the fra north
first nation
not inuit or metis
