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Ap Human Geography
Population Geograhy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| age-sex distribution | A model used in population geography that describes the ages and number of males and females within a given population; also called a population pyramid. |
| Arithmetic Density | the number of people living in a given unit area |
| baby boom | a cohort of individuals born in the US between 1946 and 1964 and just after WW11 |
| Baby bust | period of time during the 1960s and 1970s wgen fertility rates in the US dropping as large numbers of women from the baby boom generation later in life |
| carrying capacity | the largest number of people that the environment of a particular area can sustainability support |
| census tract | small county subdivisions, usually containing between 2500 and 8000 persons |
| chain migration | the migration event in which individuals follow the migratory path proceeding friends or family members to an existing community |
| child mortality rate | number of deaths per thousand children within the first 5 years of life |
| Cohort | a population group unified by a specific common characteristic, such as age, and subsequently treated as a statistical unit |
| cotton belt | the term by which the American south used to be known as cotton historically dominated the agricultural economy of the region |
| crude birth rate | the number of live births per year per 1000 people |
| crude death rate | the number of deaths per year per 1000 people |
| demographic transition model | a sequence of demographic changes in which a country moves from high birth and death rates to low birth rates through time |
| demography | the study of human populations including their temporal and spatial dynamics |
| dependancy ratio | the ratio of the number of people who are to old or to young to provide for themselves to the number of people who must support them through their own labor |
| doubling time | time period requiring a population experiencing exponential growth to double in size completely |
| emigration | the process of moving out of a particular country, usually the persons country of origin |
| exponential growth | growth that occurs when a fixed number of new people is added to a population each year |
| forced migration | the migration event in which individuals are forced to leave a country against their will |
| Generation X | a term coined by artist and author Douglas Coupland...etc |
| Geodemography | see population dgeography |
| immigration | the process of individuals moving into a new country with the intentions of remaining there |
| infant mortality rate | the percentage of children who die before their first birthday within a particular area or country |
| international migrartion | the permanent or semi-permanent movement of individuals within a particular country |
| intervening obstacles | any forces or factors that may limit human migration |
| involuntary migration | see forced migration |
| life expectancy | the average age individuals are expected to live, which varies across space, between genders, and even between races |
| Tomas Malthus | Author of Essay on the Principle of Population |
| Maternal mortality rate | number of deaths per thousand of women giving birth |
| migration | a long-term move of a person from one political jurisdiction to another |
| natural increase rate | the difference between the number of births and number of deaths within a particular country |
| neo-malthusian | advocacy of population control programs to ensure enough resources for current and future populations |
| overpopulation | a value judgement based on the notation that the resources of a particular area are not great enough to support that current areas population |
| physiological density | a measurement of the number of persons per unit land area |
| population geography | a division of human geography concerned with spatial variations in distribution, composition, growth, and movements of population |
| population pyramid | a model used in population geography to show the age and sex distribution of a particular population |
| pull factors | attractions that draw migrants to a certain place, such as pleasant climate and employment or educational opportunities |
| push factors | incentives for a potential migrants to leave a place, such as harsh climate, economice rescission or political trumoil |
| refugees | people who leave their home because they are forced out, but not because they are being relocated or enslaved |
| rust belt | the northern industrial states of the US, including, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, in which heavy industry was once the dominant economic activity |
| sun belt | US region mostly comprised of southeastern and southwestern states |
| total fertility rate | the average number of children born to women during her childbearing years |
| voluntary migration | movement of an individual who contently and volentarly decides to relocate to a new area- the opposite of forced migration |
| zero population growth | proposal to end population growth through a variety of official nongovernmental family planning programs |
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