Unit 2 Flashcards
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
The average number of children who would be born per woman
Demographic Momentum
Population will continue to grow for at least one generation
Dependency Ratio
A value comparing the working to the nonworking parts of a population
Population Pyramids
Tool that is based on age and gender data.
Can provide information on birth rates, death rates, average lifespan, an economic development
Demographic Transition Model
Where are populations most likely to settle in a country?
Life Expectancy
Population Density
Physiological Density
Agricultural Density
Pro-natalist
Pro-natalist policies
Anti-natalist
Carrying Capacity
Anti-natalist policies
Sex-Ratio Definition
Push Factors
Pull Factors
Intervening Obstacles
Intervening Opportunities
Chain Migration
Food Taboos
Intraregional Migration
International Migration
Rubenstein’s Laws of Migration
Malthusian Theory
Neo-Malthusians
Anti-Malthusians
Sun Belt Region
Guest Workers