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unit 2 vocab Flashcards

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Mobility

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the ability to move or be moved freely and easily.

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mortality

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the state of being subject to death.

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neo-Malthusians

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People who today subscribe to the Malthusian view of population.

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net migration

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the difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants divided by the population.

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overpopulation

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a species’ population becomes larger than the carrying capacity of its environment.

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physiological density

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the number of people per unit area of arable land

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population density

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a measurement of population per unit land area

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pronatalist

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the policy or practice of encouraging people to have children

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agriculture density

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the number of farmers per unit area of farmland

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anti-natalist

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a person who believes that it is morally wrong or unjustifiable to have children.

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arithmetic Density

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This method calculates the population density by dividing the total population of an area by the total land area.

the total number of people divided by the total land area

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Asylum Seekers

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

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birth rates

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The total number of live births in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society.

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carrying capacity

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The ability of the land to sustain a certain number of people.

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Chain migration

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The process by which some people’s migration to a new place leads their family members, friends, and other to move to the same place

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climate

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the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area.

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contraception

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the use of medicines, devices, or surgery to prevent pregnancy

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Culture

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all the ways of life including arts, beliefs and institutions of a population that are passed down from generation to generation, including learned features such as language, ideology, behavior, technology, and government.

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death rates

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measures the rate of deaths in a country’s population every year

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Demographics

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The study of population characteristics

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Demographic Transition Model(DTM)

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Conceptualizes how CBR(crude birth rate) and CDR(crude death rates) as well as the resulting RNI(rate of natural increase) change over time as countries go through industrialization.

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Dependency Ratio

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The number of dependents in a population. Either to old to work or to young. The higher the dependent ratio, the more of a support burden.

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Distribution

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the arrangement of features in a space

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Economics

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the study of the flow of goods and services through space.

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Epidemiological Transition

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describes changing population patterns in terms of fertility, life expectancy, mortality, and leading causes of death

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Fertility

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the natural capability to conceive or induce conception(Being able to get preggo)

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Forced Migration

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Migration caused by forces out of one’s control such as disasters, social conflicts, or development projects.

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Guest Worker

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A person with temporary permission to work in another country.

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History

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AP World History is the study of human history through culture, politics, and economic lenses.

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Internally Displaced Persons(IDP)

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Someone who remains within his or her’s country borders despite being persecuted by their home country.

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Internal Migration

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Also known as inter-regional migration. When people move within the borders of a country.

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Intervening Obstacle

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A complication that potential migrants will need to overcome to reach their destination

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intervening opportunities

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A nearby attractive locale where migrants may decide to settle instead of going to the intended destination farther away(More convenient)

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Land forms

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Earth’s surface features vary from relatively flat to mountainous

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Life expectancy

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The number of years a person can expect to live from birth

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Malthus

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Thomas Robert Malthus was one of the earliest observers of population growth.

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Malthusian Theory

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this theory explains the human population grows more rapidly than the food supply until famines, war or disease reduces the population. Overpopulation

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Market

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the area surrounding a service from which customers are attracted

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Migration

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the long-term or permanent relocation of individuals, families, or entire communities from one place to another.

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Politics

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set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status

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population-double timing

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the amount of time it takes for the population of a region to double

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Population Pyramid

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A very useful graphic device for comparing age and sex structure

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Pull factors

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the attributes of other places that make them appealing to potential migrants

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Push factors

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factors that cause people to be dissatisfied with their present locales and want to move somewhere else

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Rate of natural Increase(RNI)

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The difference between the number of births and deaths in a given year, when expressed a percentage of total population

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Ravenstein’s law of migration

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(1) Most Migrants Go Only Short Distances
(2) Migration Goes by Steps (Step-by-Step)
(3) Long-Distance Migrants Prefer to Go to Big Cities
(4) Migration Flows Produce Counter-Flows
(5) People from Urban Areas Migrate Less than Rural People

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Refugee

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A person who leaves their country because of persecution based on race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, or political opinion.

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Rural-to-urban migration

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When people migrate from rural places to urban places in search for better opportunities

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slavery

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condition in which one human being was owned by another

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Social Values

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a set of moral principles defined by society dynamics, institutions, traditions and cultural beliefs.

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Step migration

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Migration carried out in a series of stages, usually from nearby to bigger and more distant places

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Transhumace

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a phenomenon where herders and their livestock move seasonally between their summer and winter pastures

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Transnational Migration

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when migrants move back and forth between their home countries and those to which they have migrated

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Voluntary Migration

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Migration that is done willingly

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Water Bodies

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The scale of unusable to useable water and air in an area of a city

AP Human Geography (2 decks)

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