Unit 2 Migration

Question 0

Population Distribution

Answer 0

The way people are spread out over an area.

Question 1

Population

Answer 1

Number of people

Question 2

Demography

Answer 2

The science that tries to explain how population changes and why population distribution is uneven.

Question 3

Population density

Answer 3

The average number of people per square mile/ kilometer

Question 4

Birthrate

Answer 4

The number of live births each year per 1000 people

Question 5

Death Rate

Answer 5

The number of deaths per year per 1000 people

Question 6

Push- Pull factors

Answer 6

Why people are pushed away from difficulties and pulled to another country for a hope of a better life

Question 7

Migration

Answer 7

People’s movement from one place to another

Question 8

Immigration

Answer 8

Moving into another a place or region

Question 9

Emigration

Answer 9

Moving away from one place from another

Question 10

Urbanization

Answer 10

The movement of people to cities and the growth of cities

Question 11

Rural vs. Urban

Answer 11

Rural: Areas in the countryside
Urban: Areas in the city

Question 12

Economy

Answer 12

System in which people make exchange and use items that have value

Question 13

Producers

Answer 13

Owners and workers

Question 14

Consumers

Answer 14

People who buy and use products

Question 15

Capitalism

Answer 15

Economic system in which private individuals own most businesses

Question 16

Communism

Answer 16

Economic system in which the central government owns most businesses

Question 17

Developed Nations

Answer 17

Nations with more industries and advanced technology

Question 18

Developing Nations

Answer 18

Nations with fewer industries and basic technology

Question 19

Government

Answer 19

Organizations that set up and enforce laws

Question 20

State

Answer 20

Region that shares a government

Question 21

Dependency

Answer 21

Regions that belong to another state

Question 22

Nation: State

Answer 22

States that are dependent of other states

Question 23

City- State

Answer 23

Small city- centered states

Question 24

Empire

Answer 24

States containing several countries

Question 25

Constitution

Answer 25

A set of laws that define and often limit a governments power

Question 26

Two challenges of population growth:

Answer 26

Pollution and diminished living space

Question 27

Why are some parts of the world more crowded than others?

Answer 27

They have qualities that make it easier to live

Question 28

Two reasons people migrate

Answer 28

Famine
Family
Driven out by war 1

Question 29

Seven types of government

Answer 29

Direct democracy, tribal rule, absolute monarchy, dictatorship, Oligarchy, Constitutional monarchy and representative democracy

Question 30

Direct Democracy

Answer 30

All adults take part in decisions

Question 31

Tribal Rule

Answer 31

Communities in tribes. Chiefs or elders would have the final word. Decisions were based on customs

Question 32

Absolute Monarchy

Answer 32

The king or queen inherits the throne and will have it for life

Question 33

Dictatorship

Answer 33

Dictators seize power from others

Question 34

Oligarchy

Answer 34

Governed by small amounts of people. Mostly political parties

Question 35

Constitutional Monarchy

Answer 35

The power of the king or queen is limited by law

Question 36

Representative Democracy

Answer 36

People elect other people to make official decisions for them