test 2 Flashcards

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Demography

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study of human populations

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domegraphic transition model

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uses birthrates and death rates to show population change

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dependency ratio

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og young and old non workers depending on working people

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population density

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of people within a square mile

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population distribution

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the pattern of human settlement over an area, county or continient

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cultural diffusion

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spread of culture traits in material and non material form

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urbanization

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way of population shifts from rural to urban areas and how society adapts to the chnage

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infrastructure

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basic orginizational structures a society uses to function

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urban sprawl

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rapid spread od developement from urban to rural areas

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suburbs

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a developped area at the edge of the city that is mainly homes

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urban renewal

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redevopping an inner city area to improve it

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emigration

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people moving out

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imiigration

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people moving in

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net migration

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diffrence between people moving out and people moving in

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refugee

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person who has to leave their country becasue of war , opinion , natural disaster etc

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what is consumtion

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the using up of a ressource

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what is consumerism

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theory that a counrty that buys goods and services in large quantities will be better off economically

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what is gdp

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gross domestic product total value of all goods and services produced over a certain amount of time to measure the strentgh of the economy

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what is a food web

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the feeding relationships within an ecosystem

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what is watershed

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a geographic area that includes all of the land and waterways that drain into a body of water

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first national park

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yellowstone

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first public land set aside

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point source pollution

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pollution from a single source

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goals of new urbanism

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to promotes walkable neighborhoods

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gentrification
wealthier poeple are arriving , increasing rent and changing the culture and character
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head of government in canada
prime minister
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head of staete
queen of england
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3 catagories of canada's indigenous people
inuit, metis , first nations
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pros of canadian tar sands
create jobs attempting to reduce enviromental impact use recyclyled water for extraction
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cons of canadian tar sands
wildife losses cancer epidemics polluting the air disrupting first nation commmunities
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3 push factors
poor economy enviromental factors no space
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3 pull factors
thriving economy]good weather | healthier
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brain drain
the smart people leave the country making it hard to develop
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us consumption patterns
25 percent of energy exploit other countries ressources
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metis
first nation mixed with french canadian
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inuit
irst narions of the fra north
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first nation
not inuit or metis