AP Human Geography: Chapter 3 Vocabulary

Dispersed

A population that is spread out.

Population Distribution

Where people live in a geographic area.

Climate

Long-term patterns of weather.

Temperate Climate

An area with moderate temperatures and adequate precipitation amounts.

Landforms

The natural features of the earth’s surface.

Human migration

When people make permanent moves from one place to another.

Population Density

The number of people occupying a unit of land.

Arithmetic Density

The total number of people per unit area of land.

Physiological Density

The total number of people per unit of arable land.

Agricultural Density

The total number of farmers per unit of arable land.

Subsistence Agriculture

The practice in which farming provides crops and livestock for only the farmers’ families and close community.

Carrying Capacity

The maximum population size an environment can be sustained.

Dependency Ratio

The ratio of people under 15 or over 65 to those between 15-65.

Sex Ratio

The proportion of males to females in a population.

Demographics

Data about the structures and characteristics of a human population.

Fertility

The ability to produce children.

Crude Birth Rate

The number of births in a given year per 1000 people.

Total Fertility Rate

The average number of children one woman in a certain area will have between the ages of 15-49.

Mortality

Deaths.

Crude Death Rate

The number of people who die per year per 1000 people.

Infant Mortality Rate

The number of deaths under the age of 1 per 1000 live births.

Life Expectancy

The average number of years a person is expected to live.

Population Pyramids

To interpret the implications of the changing structure in a population.