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Unit 2 Vocab Flashcards

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population distribution

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the pattern of people scattered over an area

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population density

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the number of people within a given area

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major population concentrations

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East Asia, Northeast America, South Asia, Western Europe

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human factors

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culture, economics, history, politics

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physical factors:

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climate, landforms, water bodies

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population density

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measure of total population relative to land size

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arithmetic population density

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measure of the number of people within a given area divided by the total land area

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physiologic population density

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measure of the number of people per arable (farmable) land

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agricultural population density

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measure of the number of farmers per arable land

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political

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more laws, cities greater power/influence

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economic

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more jobs, higher tax base, increase in poverty

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social

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more education, more health care, greater diversity (language/culture), more crime

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environment

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deforestation, less space/room, pollution, natural resource depletion

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carrying capacity

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the number of people an area can sustain without critically straining its resources

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population pyramid

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provides a visual representation of a population in terms of age and sex as well as a good indication of the dependency ratio within a country and is used to assess population growth and decline and to predict markets for
goods/services

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rapid growth

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distinguished by a wide base

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stable/slow growth

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characterized by a rectangular shape

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declining/negative growth

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the base is smaller than previous cohorts

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disrupted growth

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significant gaps in the pyramid, usually as a result of war, strict population policies, or other
drastic events

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total fertility rate (TFR)

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the average number of children a woman will have during her childbearing years (15-49)

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birth rate

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number of live births in a single year for every 1000 people (in a population)

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replacement fertility level

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2.1 (slightly higher than 2.0 to account for infant/childhood mortality/childless women)

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mortality (death) rate

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number of deaths in a single year for every 1000 people (in a population)

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infant mortality rate

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number of deaths during the 1st year of life (per 1000)

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child mortality rate
number of deaths of between the ages of 1 and 5 (per 1000)
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maternal mortality rate
number of deaths during or shortly after childbirth (per 100,000)
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migration
involves a degree of permanence when moving to a new locale
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emigration (out migration)
describes movement out of a particular place
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immigration (in migration)
describes movement to a particular place
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transnational migration
migration across national boundaries
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internal migration
migration within national boundaries
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natural increase
birth rate minus death rate
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population doubling time/J-curve
the length of time for a population to double in size
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s-curve
growth rates have declined (last couple of decades) and population
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social (factors that influence fertility, mortality, and migration rates)
gender empowerment, attitudes about family planning, contraception, marrying age and family size
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cultural (factors that influence fertility, mortality, and migration rates)
religion/morality, ethnicity, values/attitudes, gender empowerment
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political
government policies, gender empowerment, conflicts/war
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economic (factors that influence fertility, mortality, and migration rates)
Core/Periphery/Semi-Periphery, education level, employment opportunity, nutrition, health care, gender empowerment
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issues with Demographic Transition Model
describes the demographic history of Europe (England) it may not necessarily work outside of this region
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epidemiologic transition (mortality revolution)
increase in population due to medical innovation (modern medicine) causing a decrease in the death rate
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population explosion
the very great and continuing increase in human population in modern times
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Thomas Malthus (1798)
argued that the size and growth of a population depends on the food supply and agricultural methods AND when there is an insufficient supply of food, people die
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Ester Boserup (1965)
theorized that people will find ways to increase food production and improve agricultural methods in times of pressure
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pro-natalist population policies
policies that provide incentives for women to have children, typically in countries with declining populations: Japan, Singapore, Denmark, Germany, Italy
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anti-natalist population policies
policies that encourage couples to limit the number of children they have China: one child policy Iran: family planning India: sterilization programs
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immigration policies
policies that address the movement of persons across borders
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Ravenstein’s laws of migration (1885):
- every migration flow generates a return migration flow - most migrants move a short distance - migrants who move longer distances tend to choose big-city destinations - most migrants are from rural areas - migration is caused mostly by economic reasons
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population aging
determined by birth rates, death rates, and life expectancy
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life expectancy
average number of years an infant newborn can expect to live; number varies within countries, cities, ethnicities, sexes, and between MDCs and LDCs
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aging index
the number of people age 65 and older per 100 children ages 0-14 Europe: 263 older people for every 100 children Africa: 37 older people for every 100 children
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aging population
an increasing median age in the population due to declining fertility rates/rising life expectancy e.g. graying of America, graying of Japan
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social consequences
impact on family life, providing for elder care
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economic consequences
slower economic growth, fewer workers to contribute to the tax base, more people collecting pension benefits, increased health care costs
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political consequences
policy responses to counter effects of aging population (pro-natalist policies)
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dependency ratio
the comparison in a population of those aged 0-14 and 65+ compared to the rest of the population. Usually told as a number of n:100 where n represents those that are too young or too old to provide for themselves.
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pull factors
characteristics that attract a person to a place
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push factors
characteristics that make a person want to leave a place
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intervening opportunity
the presence of a nearer opportunity that greatly diminishes the attractiveness of sites farther away e.g. finding a higher paying job en route to destination
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intervening obstacle
an event or obstacle that discourages people from migrating e.g. cost, distance, language, laws
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genocide
premeditated effort to destroy a national, ethnic, racial, religious group e.g. Rwanda, Holocaust, Cambodia
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ethnic cleansing
the effort to rid a country/region of a particular ethnicity either through forced migration or genocide e.g. former Yugoslavia
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forced migration
an individual migrates against his/her will, including events that produce slaves, refugees, internally displaced persons, and asylum seekers
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slavery
having legal property rights over another human and forcing them to obey - North Atlantic slave trade - Indigenous populations
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refugee
individuals, protected by law, who cross national boundaries to seek safety from armed conflict or persecution e.g. race, religion, nationality, political opinion - Syrians fleeing armed conflict - Rohingya fleeing religious persecution (Myanmar) - Afghan fleeing armed conflict
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asylum seeker
individuals who flee their home country and applies for protection, but their request for sanctuary has yet to be processed, once processed, they are either given refugee status or refused and returned to their home country
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internally displaced person (internal refugee)
individuals who leave their home due to conflict, human rights abuse, war, or environmental catastrophes, but do not leave their country to seek safety e.g. Syrians fleeing to other parts of Syria e.g. New Orleans flood victims
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voluntary migration
an individual chooses to move, typically based on various push-pull factors e.g. Europeans to North America e.g. Americans from the north to the south
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transnational migration
migration across national boundaries
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internal migration
migration within national boundaries
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transhumance
seasonal movement of pastoral nomads who move livestock between summer and winter pasture
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chain migration
immigrants who follow family and/or friends to the same destination
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step migration
migration to a distant destination that occurs in stages (steps) i.e. from farm to nearby village, then to a town, then to the city
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guest workers
a person with temporary permission to work in another country (e.g. migrant labor)
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rural to urban migration
the movement of people from the countryside to the city which causes two things to happen; increasing proportion of people living in towns and cities and expansion of urban areas

AP Human Geography (2 decks)

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