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geographic

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related to geography which is the study of earth´s physical features, Thus, geography can be related to the physical features belonging to a particular area.

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socioeconomic

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related to social and economic factors such as education, employment, community, security, etc

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population structure

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the distribution of different soicla groups in a population. factirs include thnicity, density, age and gender.

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population pyramids

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represents the quantities of a population by age and sex

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population momentum

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when population grows even though there is a fall in birth rates and tfrs, this is because there are a lot ofpeople in childbearing years.

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population policies

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regulation sor measures that a government uses to cdontrol population growth. there are 2 types.

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antinatalist policies

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governments want to decrease the population growth.

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pro natalist policies

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governments want to increase population growth

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regulatory approach

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in population policies it refers to laws and measures dictated by the governments so their policy is followed.

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incentives

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governments offer these when they want to inspire people to follow a rule, these may include conomic benefits.

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standard of living

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the level of wealth, comfort and the level of the quality of reosurces that a person has for their living.

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pattern

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recurring phenomena that can be identified

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push factos

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factors that ar emaking someone want to lweave their home

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pull factors

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factors that are attracting someone to a new place

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restraining factors

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what is keeping someone from migrating

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shanty settlements

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standard housing built by people who do not have access to a proper housing, they offer a low standard of living.

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chain migration

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when people migrate in a step by step process ( from smalll to median to big places)

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squatter settlements

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housing areas that are in lands owned by someone else so the people living there are ilegally there.

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LEDC

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less economically developed countries

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MEDC

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most economically developed countries

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HICS

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high income countries

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MICS

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middle income countries

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LICS

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low income countries

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longevity

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long lived members of a population

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longevity
duration of existnece of something, how long it has been unchanged
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income per capita
average income earned by individuals in a geographical area
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megacities
urban areas with large population ( more than 10 million people) because of their economic benefits and other opportunities, this in turn may cause pollution and overpopulation problems
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OPEC
organization of the petroleum exporting counties.
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OPEC
cuntries exporters of oil
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development gap
differences of development( econjomic, social, life quality ) between different areas.
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natural increase
crude birth rate-crude death rate
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doubling time
number of years a populaiton needs to double in size
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doubling time formula
70 / rate of natural increase
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asylum seeker
someone who has left their home country and is looking for protection but has no t yet been granted the title of refugee.
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development displacement
forced migration due to development projects
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smuggled people
people who pay someone else to smuggle them ouT / in of a country
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trafficked people
people who are transported for coercion and for ecploitattion.
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ageing population
when a population is decreasing and thus has less young people and a lot of old people.
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contemporary
related ot the present time, for example an idea aligned with the ´present time.
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population
the number of people in a given place, most time a population share citizenship, beliefs, and identities.
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population density
number of people per unit area in a given place. helps you see how crowded a place is.
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population distribution
where people live in a global scale. what places are more crowded and why.
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population composition
the elements that make up a population like age, sex, education, density. helps us identify what factors define it.
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dependency ratio
ratio between the economically active people and those who are not( old and young). the formula is ( young+old)/ economically active * 100.
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development
the improvement of economic, social and environmental status of a place, you improve the stands of living.
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developing countries
countries with low stands of living due to their small economic growth. they depend on primary sector.
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developed countries
countries with high standard of living due to their large economic growth. they have a lot of services.
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birth rate
the number of births per 1000 of population per year.
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crude birth rate
ratio between the number of births and the total mid year population.
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standardized birth rate
number of birth rates in a specific age group
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total fertility rate
number of births per 1000 women of childbearing age. subject to factors such as staus of woman, level of education , location , religion, economic status, health and pressure.
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death rate
number of deaths per 1000 individuals in a popoulation in a specific time.
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infant mortality rate
number of deaths of infants in a population.
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life expectancy
the average number of years that a person is expected to live.
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demography
the statistical study of population. structure, changes, migration, everything we are studying.
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DTM
shows the changes of birth and death rates over time. stages that a country goes through as population grows and as it develops.
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census
process of collecting demographic data of a population
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gender
social and cultural roles associated with being male or female.
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migration
the movement of people from one place to another.
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immigration
entering of a country
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emigration
leaving a country
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refugees
person who is outside of their country and can´t return due to fear of persecution.
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recent
that it happened not so long ago in the past
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trend
a general direction in which something is changing or developing.

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