APHG Unit 2 Vocab

A factor that induces people to move out of their present location

Migration FROM a location

Permanent movement within one region of a country

Where people live within a geographic area

# of males per 100 females in the population

# of deaths in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society

Situation which # of people in an area exceeds carrying capacity

Smaller moves to get to the ultimate destination

# of people under age 15 and over age 64 compared to the # of people active in the labor force

Natural features of Earth's surface; flat, low-lying attrack most people

All types of movement from one location to another, whether temporary or permanent, short or long distances

Policies to encourage citizens to have children to increase population growth

Temporary, repetitive movements that recur on a regular basis

Deaths when part of population change

Permanent movement within a particular country

Occurance that causes migrants to pause their journey by choice

Long-term patterns of weather in an area

Number of people occupying a unit of land; there are 3 types

Statistics about people

The longer a journey is, the more time, effort, and cost it will involved

Temporary movement of a migrant worker between home and host countries to see employment

Model demonstrating population change based on CBR, CDR, & NIR

# of people divided by land area

Transfer of money by workers to people in the country from which they emigrated

% growth of a population in a year, (CBR-CDR)/10, does NOT include migration

Permanent movement from one region of a country to another

Farther from a place or an item, the less likely you are to move to that location or interact with that item

In reference to migration, a law that places a max. limit on # of people who can immigrate/yr

Refugees who are able to return to home country

Growth and development of cities

People make a permanent move from one place to another

Difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration

Shortage of people trained in a particular industry within a country's workforce

Someone is forced to migrate from home country & cannot return due to fear of persecution

Nomadic migration who move herds between pastures; cooler higher elevations in summer, lower elections in winter

A factor that induces people to move to a new location

Policies to discourage citizens from having children to decrease population growth

A worker who migrated to MDCs for a higher-paying job

Long-term damage to soil's ability to support life

# of farmers to arable land

# of deaths in a year among infants under 1 year of age for every 1,000 live births

Average # of children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years

Spread of ideas and culture traits through migration; people moving

Permanent movement, compelled by cultural or environmental factors

Current supports of Malthus' theory; concerned about sustainable use of planet

Type of farming mainly done in LDCs without machines & to supply food for farmer's family

Recruitment, transportation, harboring, or receipt of persons by improper means

An environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration Ex: oceans, war

Permanent migration from one country to another

Someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee

Average # of years an individual can be expected to live, given current standards

As a city's population increases, migration to the city increases; as distance to a city grows, migration decreases

Explains causes of death, mirrors DTM

Permanent movement undertaken by choice

Ability to produce children

Someone who was forced to migrate internally for similar political reasons as a refugee

Bar graph that represents the distribution of population by age and sex

# of years needed to double a population, assuming a constant rate of natural increase

Moderate temperatures, adequate precipitation, attracks the highest population

# of live births in a year per 1,000 people alive in a society

Large-scale emigration by talented people

Another name for farmable land

Migration TO a new location

# of people per unit of arable land

Networks of relatives and friends

Maximum population size an environment can sustain

Migration of people following their family members