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Grade 9 Geography - Demographics Flashcards

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Balance trade?

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The difference between the value of exports and value of imports

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Birth rate?

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Number of birth per 1000 ppl

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Death rate?

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The number of deaths per 1000 ppl

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Developed country?

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A country with a highly developed economy

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How is a country categorized within developed NIC or developing?

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By their GDP per capita

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How much GDP per capita does a developed country have?

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Between $22,000 and $35,000

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How much GDP per capita does a developing country have?

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Less than $6,000

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How much GDP per capita does a NIC country have?

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$22,000-$6,000

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What is a country called if it has a GDP per capita higher than $35,000

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Mature Developed

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Developing country?

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Countries with a poor GDP per capita

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Doubling time?

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How long it would take for a country’s population to double

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How is doubling time measured?

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By dividing that country’s growth rate by 70

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Emigration rate?

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Number of ppl per 1,000 popl in a year who emigrate

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Export?

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When one country sells goods to another

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GDP per capita?

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The total value of goods and services produced within a country per person

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Human development index (HDI)?

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An index that calculates the standard of life and economic statistics in a country. To indicate a country’s human development

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Immigration rate?

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The number of new ppl who have come from one country to another

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Zero Population Rate?

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It is when a country’s population growth rate is unchanged, so the birth rate and death rate of that country must be equal

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Population Policy?

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When the government influences a change in the demographic of a country

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How do you calculate Density?

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Dived the population of the area by unit area (km 2) of land

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Net Migration?

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The net effect of immigration and emigration on an area’s population in a given period.

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How is Net Migration calculated?

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Subtract immigration by emigration

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Push/Pull Hypothesis?

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A migration hypothesis of what the circumstances will be. Push will occur if a place is undesirable people will repel from that area. While Pull occurs if a place is desirable so it attracts people.

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Brain Drain?

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When most of the intelligent, skilled or capable resources in a certain region are exported because of lack of finances

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Natural Increase/decrease?

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The surplus/deficiency of births over deaths in a population within a given time period

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Replacement Level rate?

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The level of fertility at which a couple has enough children to replace themselves. (at least 2 children per couple)

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How is General Fertility Rate calculated?

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The number of live births divided by 1,000 women

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What was the Baby Boom?

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It was a dramatic increase in fertility rates that occurred in certain regions

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When did the Baby Boom Occur?

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from 1947-1961 during World War II

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How is Infant Mortality Rate calculated?

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The number of infant deaths (ages 1>) per 1,000 live births in a given year

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Population Pyramid?

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a vertical bar graph that shows the population of female (right) and males (left) within for certain ages within a given time and place

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bulge?

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when the population of a certain age range on a population pyramid is much greater than its surrounding age ranges

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Bite?

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when the population of a certain age range on a population pyramid much lesser than its surrounding age ranges

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Age Dependency Ratio?

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a ration in which compares a certain age range to the total population in a region

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How do you calculation Age Dependency?

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The population of the age range divided by the total population

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Youthful Population?

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When the birth rate of a region increases suddenly

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Working Population?

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The number of people in a stable employment in a given region

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What are the 3 Economic States?

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  1. Education Level
  2. Resource Availability
  3. Trade Avenues
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Education Level?

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The highest in which the majority of people learn up to in school

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Resource availability?

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The amount of available resources in a region

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Trade Avenues?

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The amount of access a region has for exporting/importing resources or services

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What are the 3 Standard of Living States?

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  1. Economy
  2. Education
  3. Community
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Economy?

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The amount of opportunity within the working force

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Education?

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The majority of good application for a descent job

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Community?

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The level of Social well-being and organisation within civilians and the government in a given region

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What’s considered a good density?

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between 15 and 1000 km2 per person

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What are the 4 types of Jobs?

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  1. Primary Jobs
  2. Secondary Jobs
  3. Tertiary Jobs
  4. Quaternary Jobs
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What’s the Education length of Primary Jobs

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Less than 9yrs

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What’s the Education length of Secondary Jobs

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Between 10 to 12yrs

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What’s the Education length of Tertiary Jobs

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Between 12 to 16yrs

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What’s the Education length of Quaternary Jobs

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Greater than 16yrs

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What is the Big 6

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  1. Density
  2. Migration
  3. Population Growth Rate
  4. Doubling Time
  5. Natural Increase Fertility
  6. Population Rate
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Threshold Maximum?

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The max population per density

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Carrying Capacity?

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The capacity of the geography ecosystem to provide for the population

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Sustainability?

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The ability to maintain or improves on your carrying capacity per threshold

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What’s the 4 stages of Population in a countries progression

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  1. Preindustrial
  2. Transitional
  3. Industrial
  4. Postindustrial
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Stage 1 preindustrial ?

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When the birth rate and death rate are intertwining

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Stage 2 Transitional?

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When the Death rate starts to decrease and the birthrate starts to increase

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Stage 3 Industrial

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When the birth rate start decreasing close to the death rate which stabilises

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Stage 4 Postindustrial

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When The birth rate and death rate start to intertwine again

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Hamlet?

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a community with 2 to 100 ppl

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Village?

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A community with 101 to 2000 ppl

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Town?

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A community with 2,001 to 99,999 ppl

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City?

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A community with 10,000 to 200,000 ppl

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MCA?

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A community with 200,000 to 10 million ppl

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Mega

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A community with greater than 10 million ppl

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What’s the population problem in India?

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Their overpopulated, birth rate is increasing

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What’s the population problem in Japan?

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Their underpopulated, birth rate is decreasing

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What are the 4 needs for where people tend to settle?

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  1. Jobs
  2. Family
  3. Education
  4. Service
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What are the 4 needs for where people tend to settle?

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  1. Jobs
  2. Family
  3. Education
  4. Services
70
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What are the 3 types of distribution pattrrns

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  1. Disperse
  2. Concentrated
  3. Linear
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Disperse?

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At least 5 large cities with a 500-1,000km area. They must be over 100 km apart

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Concentrated?

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There must be 1 large city surrounded by 4 or more smaller cities, and they must be less than 100km apart in a 500-1,00km area

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Linear?

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There must be a line of 5 or more cities within a 500-1,000km area, being 100-200km apart

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Chrystaller’s Central Place Theory?

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Cities and Towns develop or grow and from patterns across regions based on needs, wants, and types of products and services in that region

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Central Place?

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A place where people gather

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What are the 3 reasons a place grows?

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  1. Needs and wants are offered
  2. The value of land for investment
  3. Potential job market is located near by
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High Order?

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  • yearly/decadely bought

- must travel to buy

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Medium Order?

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  • monthy/weekly bought
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Low Order?

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  • Weekly/daily bought
80
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Where did the baby boom take place?

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In the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand during World War II

81
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Threshold

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The min number of customers to keep a business going/profitable

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