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Unit 2 vocab Flashcards

1
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arithmetic density

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The total number of people per unit area of land

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physiological density

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total number of people per unit of arable land

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agricultural density

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the total number of farmers per unit of arable land

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arable land

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land that can be used to grow crops

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overpopulation

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A term used to describe the condition in which population growth outstrips the resources needed to support life

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carrying capacity

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the maximum population size an environment can sustain

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population pyramid

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a graph that shows the age-sex distribution of a given area

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sex ratio

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the proportion of males to females in a population

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rate of natural increase (RNI)

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The rate at which a population grows as a result of the difference between the crude birth rate(cbr) and the crude death rate(CDR)

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8
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demography

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the study of human population

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dependency ratio

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The number of people in a dependent age group(-15 or +64) divided by the number of people in the working age group(15-64) then multiplied by 100

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ravenstein’s laws of migration

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principles/laws created to describe trends in migration in the late 1800’s

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life expectancy

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the average number of years a person is expected to live

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crude birth rate(cbr)

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The number of births in a given year per 1,000 people in a given population

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crude death rate

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the number of deaths in a given year per 1000 people in a given population

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total fertility rate

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The average number of children one woman in a given country or region will have during her child bearing years

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demographic transition

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a concept used to explain how population growth and economic development of a country are connected

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epidemiological transition

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shows the pattern on how people die

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zero population growth

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when the population reaches an equilibrium with a growth rate of zero

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malthusian theory

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a theory that explains that the human population grows more rapidly than the food supply

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neo-malthusians

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the same as mathus but they believe they will run out of all resources

19
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contraceptives

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ways to prevent pregnancy

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anti natalist policies

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ways to control the population by encouraging smaller families

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pro natalist policies

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policies designed to increase the birth/fertility rate

20
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elderly support ratio

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the number of working age divided by the number of people 65 or older

21
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doubling time

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the number of years in which a population growing at a certain rate would double

22
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push factors

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a negative cause that compels someone to leave a location

22
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pull factors

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a positive cause that attracts someone to a new location

23
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intervening obstacle

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an occurrence that hold migrants back

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remittances

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money earned by an emigrant abroad and sent back to his or her home country

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forced migration

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type of migration in which people are compelled to move by economic, political, environmental, or cultural factors

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voluntary migration

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type of migration in which people make the choice to move to a new place

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refugee

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a person who is forced to leave his or her country for fear of persecution or death

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internally displaced person

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a person who has been forced to leave his or her home but remains within the country’s borders

29
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asylum seeker

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

30
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transnational

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those who have moved to another country yet still have ties back to their home countries and influence the culture they come to and also bring new cultural characteristics back to their home country.

30
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chain migration

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type of migration in which people move to a location because others from their community have previously migrated there

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quest worker

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a migrant who travels to a new country as a temporary laborer

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transhumance

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the movement of herds between pastures at cooler higher elevations during the summer months and lower elevations during the winter

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step migration

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series of smaller moves to get to an ultimate destination

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rural to urban migration

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when people move, either temporarily or permanently, from a rural area to an urban city.

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xenophobia

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dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.

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quotas

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limit on the number of immigrants allowed into a country each year

33
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brain drain

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Large-scale emigration by skilled, education, and/or talented people

34
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unauthorized immigrants

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also known as undocumented immigrants are people who enter a country without proper documents

Ap human geo (8 decks)

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