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geography unit 2 Flashcards

1
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Agricultural density

A

The number of farmers to the total amount of land for suitable agriculture

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antinatalist

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Polices that don’t want you to have children

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3
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arable

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crops that can be grown/ or that are suitable

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Arithmetic density

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total amount of people divided by total amount of land

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Asylum seekers

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People who migrate to other countries, in hope of being seen as a refugee

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Brain drain

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Emigration by talented or smart people, such as exiting a country due to unfair social rights

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carrying capacity

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The largest of population that the environment can support.

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chain migration

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migration of people to a specific location due to the same nationality of the previously migrated

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circulation

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short term movements that recur on a regular basis

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CBR is?

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Crude birth rate, and the total number of live births rates for every 1,000 people alive in a society.

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CDR is?

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Crude death rate, and the number of deaths per year per 1,000 people.

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12
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demographic transition

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The process of changes in society’s population having to do with High crude birth and death rates and low rates of natural increase to a condition of low crude birth and death rates, low rate of natural increase, and higher total population

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13
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demography

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The study of population characteristics

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14
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dependency ratio

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the number of people that are under the ages of 15 and over the ages of 64 compared to the active people in labor

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doubling time

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the number of years needed to double a population’s time.

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16
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ecumene

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the portion of the earths surface occupied by the human settlement

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17
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emigration

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migration from a location or exiting a country

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18
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epidemic

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a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease within one region

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fertility

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the production of offspring within another country

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epidemiology

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the study or disease, or anything having to do with health

20
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guest workers

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A person who has temporary permission within another country

21
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immigration

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migration to a new location or entering a new country

22
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What is IFR?

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Infant Fertility rate, and The total amount of 1,000 infants dead per year

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Internal migration

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permanent migration within a particular country

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internally displaced person

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someone who has been forced to move just for the same reasons as a refugee but did not cross the border line

25
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interregional migration

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permanent movement from 1 region to another

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intervening obstacle

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A feature that delays the time of getting to a current location

27
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intervening opportunity

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The presence of a nearer opportunity that greatly ignores about the job you were once going to

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life expectancy

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An expected amount of an individual lives given, social, economic, and medical conditions

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migration

A

form of relocation diffusion involving permanent move to a new location

30
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mortality

A

death rate

31
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What is NIR?

A

Natural increase rate, and The percentage growth of population per year

32
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net migration

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The different levels between immigration and emigration

33
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pandemic

A

disease that affects multiple regions

34
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physiological density

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the number of people per unit of area of arable land, which is signs of suitable agricultural

35
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population pyramid

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A bar representing the distribution of population by age and sex

36
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pronatalist

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a government policy that encourages to have children.

37
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pull factor

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factor that induce people to move to a new location

38
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push factor

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factors that induce people people to leave an old residence

39
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Quota

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A law that places maximum limits on a number of population who can immigrate to a country each year

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refugee

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A person who is forced to migrate from their home country because of their race, religion and other types of things too

41
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remittance

A

money migrants send back to family or friends in their countries, usually in cash

42
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sex ratio

A

the number of males per 100 females in the population

43
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What is TFR?

A

total fertility rate, and the average number of children born to a women during childbearing years

44
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transhumance

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the seasonal migration of a livestock between lowland and low land pastures

45
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transnational migration

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regular movement of a person between 2 or more countries resulting in a new cultural identity

46
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urbanization

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An increase in the percentage and in the number of people living urban settlements

47
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intraregional migration

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permanent movement within 1 region

Ap Humans geography vocab (8 decks)

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