APHG Vocabulary #2 (LAMP High School)

population distribution

the pattern of human settlement

population density

a measure of the average population per square mile or kilometer of an area

Midlatitudes

the regions between 30 degrees north and 60 degrees north, and between 30 degrees south and 60 degrees south

Social Stratification

Hierarchical arrangement of individuals in society.

Arithmetic Population Density

Population of a region divided by total land area. Calculated by dividing population region by total area.

Physiological Population Density

The number of people per unit of arable land

arable

fit for growing crops

Agricultural Population Density

compares the number of farmers to the area of arable land

Redistricting

since urban areas increase in population, and rural areas decrease in population, boundary adjustments are made. Result: more rural land and less land for urban.

infrastructure

the facilities and systems that serve the population

Overpopulation

having more people than it can support

carrying capacity

the number of people a region can support without damaging the environment

age-sex composition graph

another name for a population pyramid

Population Pyramid

A bar graph representing the distribution of population by age and sex.

cohort

age group

birth deficit

slowdown of births

Baby Boom

birth rate spikes

Baby Bust

a temporary marked decrease in the birth rate.

echo

increase in birth that reflects the baby boom age.

potential workforce

the group expected to be the society's labor force

dependent population

Too young or too old to work full-time

Dependency Ratio

the comparison between the size of the potential workforce and the dependent population

Demographic Balancing Equation

future population = current population + (number of births - number of deaths) + (number of immigrants - number of emigrants)

Immigrants

People who settle in a country they weren't born in.

Emigrants

people who leave a country

Total Fertility Rate (TFR)

The average number of children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years. 15-49 yrs old

Crude Birth Rate (CBR)

the number of births per 1,000 individuals per year

life expectancy

the average number of years people live

Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)

number of children who die before their first B-Day

Crude Death Rate (CDR)

the number of deaths per 1,000 individuals per year

Rate of Natural Increase (RNI)

the percentage at which a country's population is growing or declining, without the impact of migration.

Formula: RNI= (CBR-CDR)/10

population doubling time

double in size (only exponential)

Rule of 70 equation.

Demographic Transition Model

shows five typical stages of population change that countries pass through as they modernize

Demographic Momentum

population will continue to grow for at least one generation.

Epidemiological Transition Model

changes in death rates over time as explained by most common causes of death in a given society

wahhaabism

a conservative, reformist movement within Sunni Islam advocating a return to the original teachings of Islam and strict monotheism. NO KILL OTHER MUSLIMS (KILL IF NO FOLLOW RULES)

Sayyid Qutb

Father of Islamic radicalism

Dragutin Dimitrijevic (Apis)

Leader of the Black Hand

Ujedinjenje ili smrt

a secret Serbian military society, popularly known as the Black Hand, formed to unite South Slavic territories and played a pivotal role in early 20th-century Balkan politics. (UNIFICATION OR DEATH)

Franz Ferdinand

Archduke of Austria Hungary who was assassinated at Sarajevo by a Serbian terrorist group called the Black Hand; his death was a main cause for World War I (REFORMS)

Gravilo Princip

member of black hand terrorist group, assassinated Francis Ferdinand

Yugoslavic Wars

Attempt to create greater serbia.