Geography-Human Geography

Demography:

The study of human population

Birth rate:

The number of live births per 1000

Formula= (Birth/population)x 1000

Death rate:

The number of deaths per 1000

Formula=

(Deaths/population)x 1000

Immigration rate:(IMR)

The number of immigrants arriving at an area every 1000 people.

Formula=

(Immigrants divided by population)x 1000

Emigration rate: (EM’R)

Number of people leaving an area per 1000

(Emigrants/ population) x 1000

Natural increase rate:

The gap between birth and death rate

Formula= BR-DR

Net migration rate:

The difference between the number of migrants entering and leaving

IMM’R-EM’R

Population growth rate:

(Natural increase rate+ Net Migration Rate/1000)x100

Rule of 70:

How long it takes to double your population by dividing the number 70 by the variable's growth rate

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Doubling/halving time:

Number of years for the population to double in size.

Formula= 70/population growth rate

Dependency load: People below 15 and above 64 who are not in the workforce.

Concentrated:

(close together), caused by people collecting around a natural resource or the economic activities developed from that resource

Cultural diversity:

that there are many different people of different ethnic backgrounds represented in a country

Push/pull factors:

Push= Why people want to leave

Pull= why people are drawn to another country

Economic/skilled immigrant: The only immigrants that use the point system

Family immigrant: When you have a family member sponsor you

Refugee:

People that migrate their country out of fear

Intervening obstacles: Non-physical obstacles that stop you from immigrating. ex. lack of money

Population distribution:

is the arrangement of high and low density areas across a larger area. 

Dispersed:

(spread out), typically agricultural land (more land for farming than human dwellings)

Multiculturalism:

a federal government policy started in the 1970’s (by Pierre Trudeau) that encourages people living in Canada to embrace and define themselves as both Canadian and their identity of origin.

Point system: A system that allows people who get 67 and above to immigrate into Canada.

Population density: Number of people living per squared kilometer

Linear:

 (in a line), follow major transportation routes or natural boundaries (i.e. coastline)