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Population Distribution
Pattern of human settlement
Population Density
Measure of how crowded a place is
Arithmetic Population Density
Population density calculated by dividing a region’s total population by it’s total area
Physiological Population Density
Population density calculated by diving a region’s total populatin by the amount of arable land
Arable Land
Land suitable for growing crops
Agricultural Population Density
Compares numbers of farmers to the area of arable land
Infastructure
Facilities and structures that allow people to do their daily activities
Carrying Capacity
The number of people a region can support without damaging the environment
Cohort
Age groups
Crude Birth Rate (CBR)
Number of births per year for each 1,000 people
Total Fertility Rate
Average number of birth per female
Life Expectancy
The average number of years people live
Infant Mortality Rate
Number of children who die before their 1st birthday
Crude Death Rate
Number of deaths per year for each 1,000 people
Rate of Natural Increase
The percent a country’s population is growing or declining
Demographic Transition Model
Shows 5 typical stages of population change that countries experience as they modernize
Epidemiological Transition Model
Explains changing death rates and common causes of deaths within societies
Malthusian Theory
A model that shows the relationship between food production and population
Overpopulation
When the world’s population is unsupportable
Boserup’s Theory
A model that suggests that as human population grows, food production will advance with it
Anti-Natalist Policies
Government policies that discourage births
Pro-Natalist Policies
Government policies that promote births
Dependency Ratio
The ratio comparing the working to the nonworking parts of a population
Migration
The permanent or semipermanent moving of people from one place to another
Voluntary Migration
Movement by choice
Push Factors
Factors that compel people to leave
Pull Factors
Factors that draw people in
Immigrant
A people who moved across an international border with intenet to stay permanently
Emigrant
People who migrate AWAY from somewhere
Migration Transition Model
A model that suggests a relationship between stages of the DTM and migration
Intervening Obstacles
Factors that make it difficult for a migrant to reach their desired destination
Distance Decay
The idea that places that are closely located are more connected that places that are farther apart
Forced migration
Involuntary movement due to political, environmental or cultural issues
Asylum
Protection of a immagrant from a country due to fear of harm or death
Internal Migration
Movement that occurs within a country
Transnational Migration
Movement that occurs from one country to another
Transhumance
The practice of herders moving with their animals as seasons change
Xenophobia
A strong dislike of people of another culture
Remittances
Money sent by migrants to friends or family in thier country of origin
Ethnic Enclaves
Neighborhoods filled with people of the same ethnic group (Little Italy, Chinatown etc.)
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