Population and Migration Patterns and Processes unit 2

Flashcards covering vocabulary terms related to population distribution, dynamics, migration, and related theories and policies.

Physical factors influencing population distribution

Climate, landforms, bodies of water, availability of natural resources

Human factors influencing population distribution

Cultural, economic (work opportunities), historical, political

Arithmetic population density calculation

Total population divided by total land

Carrying capacity

The amount of people that can be supported without damaging the environment

How to find the Natural Increase Rate (NIR) of a country

Crude Birth Rate - Crude Death Rate = Natural Increase Rate

Difference between Total Fertility Rate (TFR) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR)

Total Fertility Rate (TFR) looks at the average amount of kids a woman is having, while Crude Birth Rate (CBR) is looking at all births.

Reasons for lower death rates in more economically developed countries

Less advanced healthcare system, Higher Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) & a more agricultural based economy

Doubling time

The amount of time needed for a population to double in size

Sustainability

The use of Earth’s renewable and non-renewable resources in a manner that does not deplete either resource.

Difference between immigration and emigration

Immigrant is a person permanently moving into a state, while emigrant is a person permanently moving out of a state.

Intervening obstacles

Prevent or hinder migration

Intervening opportunities

Cause a person to stop migrating to their original destination due to a factor that they encounter while migrating.

Internally displaced persons (IDPs)

People who were forced to leave their home, due to life threatening conditions, however, they do not cross an international boundary.

Refugees

Flee their home due to life threatening conditions and do cross an international boundary.

Step migration

Migration happens in stages, migrants stop at different places on the way to their final destination.

Chain migration

Legal immigrants may sponsor a family member to come into the country.

Rural-to-urban migration (Urbanization)

People move from rural settlements to urban areas.

Assimilation

When someone loses their current culture and takes on a new culture.

Acculturation

When a person becomes integrated into a new culture and takes on some aspects of the new culture, while also retaining their original culture.

Xenophobia

A hatred of foreigners based on stereotypes, prejudice, and racism.

Remittance

The transfer of money by a foreign worker to an individual in their home country.