History Test 2 Vocab

Birth rate

the rate at which babies are born each year

infant mortality rate

rate at which babies survive to their first birthday

death rate

number of deaths each year

dependency ratio

persons who can legal work to those who can’t

types of migration

immigration, emigration, IDP, forced migration, voluntary migration

rural to urban migration

from country to city, for job opportunity, family, health, etc.

refugees

a person who has been forced to leave their country due to war, persecution, or natural disaster

IDP

internally displaced person - a person in their own country with no home, a nation without a state

push/pull factors

factors that cause people to migrate. Push factors motivate the person to leave, pull factors motivate someone to go somewhere

Malthusian theories

human population needs food, and population will always keep growing

population policies

policies put in place to control or grow population

folk/popular culture

folk culture is passed down through generations and is local and rural. Pop culture is more widespread, more subject to change, and more urban

cultural traits

traits that define different cultures and make them stand out, like language, traditions, etc.

fundamentalism

a form of a religion that goes back to the most strict and original version, the literal interpretation of the scripture

geopolitics

how politics is influenced by geography

nation

a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, etc.

state

defined by specific borders and governed by one government

nationalism

the desire of a nation to become a state

nation-state

one state under one government that is all the same nation group (only one in existence, Iceland)

stateless people

a nation that does not have a state/place to call their own

failed/fragile state

states that are failing, or in danger of failing, with respect to economy or government