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Physical Factors
Environmental conditions like high temperatures in deserts that influence where people choose to live.
Human Factors
Cultural, economic, historical, and political aspects that attract people to move to certain places.
Arithmetic Density
Number of people divided by total area, a measure of population concentration.
Physiological Density
Number of people divided by arable land, higher in tropical regions and lower in polar regions.
Agricultural Density
Number of farmers divided by arable land, indicating the level of development in the demographic transition model.
Rapid Growth
Population pyramid with a triangular shape, indicating a country in early demographic transition with many children and fewer elders.
Slow Growth
Population pyramid with a rectangular shape, showing a country in later demographic transition with each cohort being similar in size.
Life Expectancy
Average lifespan of individuals in a population.
Total Fertility Rate
Average number of children each woman has in a country.
Crude Birth/Death Rate
Rate at which a population grows or declines per 1000 population.
Rate of Natural Increase
The difference between crude birth rate and crude death rate.
Doubling Time
Time taken for a population to double its size.
Dependency Ratio
Measure of the proportion of dependents (young and old) to the working-age population.
Malthusian Theory
Predicted population growth would outpace food production, now outdated due to technological advancements.
Cornucopian Theory
Belief that technology will support continued population growth, opposing Malthusian Theory.
Food Insecurity
Lack of reliable access to food.
Push Factors
Reasons that drive people away from a region.
Pull Factors
Factors that attract people to a region.
Forced Migration
Movement of people due to factors like war, leaving them no choice for safety.
Voluntary Migration
Movement by choice due to push factors.
Internally Displaced Person
Individuals forced to leave their homes but remain within their country.
Asylum Seeker
Person seeking safety in another country.
Transnational Migration
Movement between nations, often involving the preservation of cultural aspects.
Transhumance
Seasonal movement of livestock.
Internal Migration
Movement within a country, like from Florida to Georgia.
External/International Migration
Movement outside one's country.
Chain Migration
Migration for family reunification.
Step Migration
Movement through various locations before reaching a final destination.
Guest Workers
Individuals moving to another country for work, often sending remittances back home.
Urbanization
Shift from rural to urban areas.
Suburbanization
Movement from urban to suburban regions.
Counterurbanization
Movement from urban to rural areas.
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