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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
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