Unit 2 Vocab Flashcards
Life Expectancy
how long a newborn is expected to be able to live
Antinatalist
a person who believes that it is wrong to have children
Epidemiological Transition
Analyzes health threats in different stages of the DTM
Internally Displaced Person
Someone who has been forced to migrate for similar political reasons as a refugee but has not migrated across international borders
Ravenstein’s Laws of
Migration
Most immigrants will travel only a short distance to settle
Malthusian Theory
World population rate was surpassing food supply rate
Crude Birth Rate
total number of live births in a year for every 1000 people
Pronatalist
Person who encourages people to have children
Push Factors
reasons that individuals might emigrate from a location
Agricultural Density
Ratio of farmers to total amount of land suitable for agriculture
Population Piramid
show the age and sex demographics of a particular country, city, or neighborhood
Guest Worker
A term once used for a worker who traveled to developed countries in northern or Western Europe, usually from southern or Eastern Europe in search of higher wages
Intraregional
Migrating within the same region in one country
Demographic Transition Model
process of change in society’s population from high CBR, CDR and low rate of natural increase to higher total population
Pull Factors
characteristics that attracts people to a location
Xenophobia
prejudice against people from other countries
Arythmetic Density
number of people per thousand square feet
Asylum Seeker
Someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee
Sex Ratio
number of males per 100 females
Carrying Capacity
Number of people a location can support
Dependency Ratio
Amount of people who are unable to work (0-15, 65+)
Physilogical Density
Number of people on land that is suitable for farming
Population Density
how many people are in one area
Interregional
Migrating between different regions in the same country
Total Fertility Rate
Average numeber of childern a woman will have in her life
Crude Death Rate
total number of deaths in a year for every 1000 people
Chain Migration
Migration of people to a specific location because of relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there
Refugee
People who are forced to migrate from their home for fear of persecution due to race, religion, nationality, or political beliefs
Gravity Model of Migration
Size and distance between two cities or countries will
influence the amount of interaction
Natural Increase Rate
percentage growth of a population in a year (CBR-CDR)
