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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?
The surplus/deficiency of births over deaths in a population within a given time period
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Replacement Level rate?
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?
The number of live births divided by 1,000 women
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What was the Baby Boom?
It was a dramatic increase in fertility rates that occurred in certain regions
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When did the Baby Boom Occur?
from 1947-1961 during World War II
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How is Infant Mortality Rate calculated?
The number of infant deaths (ages 1>) per 1,000 live births in a given year
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Population Pyramid?
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?
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?
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?
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?
The population of the age range divided by the total population
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Youthful Population?
When the birth rate of a region increases suddenly
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Working Population?
The number of people in a stable employment in a given region
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What are the 3 Economic States?
1. Education Level 2. Resource Availability 3. Trade Avenues
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Education Level?
The highest in which the majority of people learn up to in school
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Resource availability?
The amount of available resources in a region
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Trade Avenues?
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?
1. Economy 2. Education 3. Community
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Economy?
The amount of opportunity within the working force
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Education?
The majority of good application for a descent job
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Community?
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?
between 15 and 1000 km2 per person
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What are the 4 types of Jobs?
1. Primary Jobs 2. Secondary Jobs 3. Tertiary Jobs 4. Quaternary Jobs
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What's the Education length of Primary Jobs
Less than 9yrs
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What's the Education length of Secondary Jobs
Between 10 to 12yrs
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What's the Education length of Tertiary Jobs
Between 12 to 16yrs
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What's the Education length of Quaternary Jobs
Greater than 16yrs
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What is the Big 6
1. Density 2. Migration 3. Population Growth Rate 4. Doubling Time 5. Natural Increase Fertility 6. Population Rate
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Threshold Maximum?
The max population per density
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Carrying Capacity?
The capacity of the geography ecosystem to provide for the population
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Sustainability?
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
1. Preindustrial 2. Transitional 3. Industrial 4. Postindustrial
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Stage 1 preindustrial ?
When the birth rate and death rate are intertwining
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Stage 2 Transitional?
When the Death rate starts to decrease and the birthrate starts to increase
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Stage 3 Industrial
When the birth rate start decreasing close to the death rate which stabilises
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Stage 4 Postindustrial
When The birth rate and death rate start to intertwine again
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Hamlet?
a community with 2 to 100 ppl
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Village?
A community with 101 to 2000 ppl
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Town?
A community with 2,001 to 99,999 ppl
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City?
A community with 10,000 to 200,000 ppl
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MCA?
A community with 200,000 to 10 million ppl
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Mega
A community with greater than 10 million ppl
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What's the population problem in India?
Their overpopulated, birth rate is increasing
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What's the population problem in Japan?
Their underpopulated, birth rate is decreasing
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What are the 4 needs for where people tend to settle?
1. Jobs 2. Family 3. Education 4. Service
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What are the 4 needs for where people tend to settle?
1. Jobs 2. Family 3. Education 4. Services
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What are the 3 types of distribution pattrrns
1. Disperse 2. Concentrated 3. Linear
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Disperse?
At least 5 large cities with a 500-1,000km area. They must be over 100 km apart
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Concentrated?
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?
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?
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?
A place where people gather
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What are the 3 reasons a place grows?
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?
- yearly/decadely bought | - must travel to buy
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Medium Order?
- monthy/weekly bought
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Low Order?
- Weekly/daily bought
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Where did the baby boom take place?
In the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand during World War II
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Threshold
The min number of customers to keep a business going/profitable

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