M5 REV Flashcards

(51 cards)

1
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X is the statistical study of human populations, especially with reference to size and
density, distribution, and vital statistics

A

Demography

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X are the main components of demography

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Birth, death, and migration

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Birth, death, and migration are the only

metrics in demography that can be used to describe a population

A

false (marami pang iba)

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The reason why birth, death, and migration are the main components of demography is because
these are the X

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primary agents of population change

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5
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X is a change in population that is the result of

either birth or death.

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natural change

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X refers to every individual person’s potential to

produce an offspring.

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fecundity

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7
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unintentional abortion

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spontaneous abortion

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intentional abortion

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induced abortion

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X is the deliberate use of artificial methods to

prevent pregnancy from sexual intercourse

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contraception

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X is the act of modifying a person’s

anatomy so that he or she would be incapable of conception.

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sterilization

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X refers to the transition of who in a population

gets affected the most by diseases and other ailments

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Epidemiologic transition

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12
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X rates is a reflection of how males have a shorter life expectancy than females

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High widowhood

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13
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X is the act of leaving a territory with the intent of

settling somewhere else

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Emigration

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X is the act of entering a territory with the intent of settling
there

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Immigration

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X refers to how our ancestors were

nomadic and have been migrating even before globalization began

A

human migrations

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X is a type of migration where the person

migrating is doing so against his/her will

A

forced migration

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17
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The distribution of populations can be defined at X and with different X

A

multiple levels

types of boundaries

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multiple levels of populations

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local, regional, national, global

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types of boundaries of populations

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political,

economic, geographic

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20
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Growth in the human global population did not coincide with advancements in science and
technology

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false (did concide)

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As science and technology grows, the human population X

22
Q

A growing population raises

concerns. One related concept to this is X

A

“carrying capacity”

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X refers to the
number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without
environmental degradation.

A

Carrying capacity

24
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The scientific community commonly estimate that the Earth’s

carrying capacity is at X humans

A

9 to 10 billion

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One of the models/theories used to explain why the human global population has become so high is the X
demographic transition model
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X shows the different stages that | societies go through as they move towards industrialization.
demographic transition
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Stage: both birth rates and death rates are high
1
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Stage: the introduction of modern medicine | lowers death rates, especially among children, while birth rates remain high
2
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Stage: birth rates gradually decrease, usually as a result of improved economic conditions, an increase in women’s status, and access to contraception
3
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Stage: birth and death rates are both low, | stabilizing the population
4
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X countries tend to have stronger economies, higher levels of education, better healthcare, a higher proportion of working women, and a fertility rate hovering around two children per woman
Stage 4
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Stage: fertility rates have fallen significantly below replacement level (2 children) and the elderly population is greater than the youthful population.
5
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As countries move from Stage 1 to Stage 5 of the demographic transition, their population will steadily X while their birth and death rates will steadily X
increase decrease
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X is the movement of people from one place to another with the intention of settling, permanently or temporarily at a new location
Human migration
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X has identified some theories that explain why people migrate
European Commission
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Theory of migration: decisions to migrate are taken at the individual level and consider that higher earnings, in the long run, compensate for the cost and risk of relocating.
neoclassical theory of migration
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Theory of migration: the migration decision is often taken collectively, especially within households. Migration of selected family members may be used to mitigate risks and diversify income resources for the entire family
new economics theory of migration
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Theory of migration: migratory movements are often connected to prior long-standing links between sending and receiving countries, like commercial or cultural relationships.
migration system and networks theory
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Theory of migration: there are groups that push people to migrate be it legal or illegal.
institutional theory of migration
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Theory of migration: suggests that people are encouraged by receiving countries to migrate so they could do the jobs that citizens of the receiving country are not willing to do
The dual or segmented labor market theory of migration
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Theory of migration: emphasizes migration from peripheral developing countries to core capitalist ones. Migrants flow from the periphery to the core while capital, machinery, and goods flow from the core to the periphery
The world system theory of migration
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Theory of migration: refers to the transition of countries through a series of demographic and societal stages
The mobility transition theory of migration
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Theory of migration: argues that migration is strongly influenced by immigration policies implemented by countries.
The last is the policies theory of migration.
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for every single migration activity, multiple theories can be applicable
true
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X are things that exist within a country of origin that pushes a person away such as war, crime, a threat to life, etc
Push factors of migration
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X are things that exist within a destination country that entices a person to move there such as higher-paying jobs, free health care, etc.
Pull factors of migration
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X such as a country’s economic position, level of industrialization, etc. is also one of the driving forces of migration
Macro level processes
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X such as a person’s talents, | knowledge, skills, etc. is also one of the driving forces.
Micro level processes
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X is the dispersal of an ethnic population from an original homeland into foreign areas by force because of traumatic reasons
diaspora
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X are groups of persons who were forced to leave their place of origin in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
Refugees
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X are individual persons who apply for refuge in a foreign country due to a fear of religious or political persecution in his or her country of origin.
Asylum seekers