Unit 2: Population and Migration Flashcards
(40 cards)
Arithmetic Density
Number of People/Amount of Land
Physiological Density
Population/Arable Land
Agricultural Density
Farmers/Arable Land
Population Density
How many people live in a certain place?
Population Distribution
Where are people living?
Carrying Capacity
The amount of people that can be supported without damaging the environment.
Population Pyramids
Pyramids that shows the distribution of different age ranges in a population.
Crude Birth Rate (CBR)
The total number of live births per 1000 people in a population.
Crude Death Rate (CDR)
The total number of deaths per 1000 people living in a population.
Natural Increase Rate (NIR)
The percentage in which a population grows each year.
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
The average number of children a woman will have.
Zero Population Growth (ZPG)
When a population’ growth isn’t increasing.
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
Total number of deaths for infants under 1 year of age for every 1000 live births.
Doubling Time
The amount of time it takes for a population to double.
Demographic Transition Model (DTM)
A model that suggests population growth and decline are based on the development of a society.
Interregional Migration
Movement from one region of a state to another region.
Intraregional Migration
Movement that is within one region of a state.
Epidemiological Transition Model (ETM)
A model that suggests that birth and death rates change as a population advances.
Neo Malthusians
People who believe that the earth only has a limited amount of resources, not just food and that this can only support a finite amount of people.
Pronatalist Policies
Policies designed to increase the birth rate of a region.
Anti Natalist Policies
Policies designed to decrease the birth rate of a region.
Contraceptives
Methods designed to prevent pregnancy.
GDP per capita
The measure of a state’s economic output that accounts for its amount of people.
Dependency Ratio
The ratio of those in the workforce to those not in the workforce.
