Unit 2 Vocabulary Flashcards
(34 cards)
Age-dependancy Ratio
number of people under 15 and over 64 compared to number of people able to work from age 15-64– working age population
Arithmetic Density
of people living on any land
Asylum
protection granted to a refugee
Authorized Immigrants
immigrants with a green card
Brain drain
people with a certain talent all leave an area because of lack of jobs
Carrying capacity
largest population the environment of an area can support
Census
official count of population including ratios
Crude Birth Rate
annual number of births for every 1000 people
Pull factor
something that makes people want to move to an area
Push factor
something that makes people want to leave an area
Rate of Natural Increase
increase of population not including immigration
unauthorized immigrants
immigrants without a green card. illegal
crude death rates
number of deaths every year per 1000 people
Demographic Transition Model
describes a change between low and high fertility and mortality rates
Demography
study of statistics like births and deaths
Emigration
leaving a place
Epidemiological Transition Model
explains human disease patterns
Food insecurity
without consistent access to food supply
Forced Migration
when people are forced to leave their homes
Refugees
people who flee their homes out of fear
remittances
money and goods sent by immigrants to their families in their home country
Replacement level
number of births required for the population to replace itself
voluntary migration
people moving by choice
human trafficking
illegal movement of people typically for labor
