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Neo-Malthusian | refers to people with the same basic concerns as Malthus, who advocate for population control programs, to ensure resources for current and future populations; differ from Malthus's theories mainly in their enthusiasm for contraceptive techniques |
Overpopulation | undesirable condition where an organism's numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat |
Population Densities | measurement of population per unit area or unit volume |
Population Distribution | manner in which a biological taxon is spatially arranged; not based on movement but position within an area |
Population Explosion | a rapid increase in the size of a population caused by such factors as a sudden decline in infant mortality or an increase in life expectancy |
Place Utility | the desirability and usefulness of a place to an individual or to a groups such as a family |
Push-Pull Factors | Consist of negative conditions and perceptions that make people leave their home and migrate to a different place. Consist of positive conditions that attracts people and bring them in |
Refugee | People who have left their home country because of political problems and persecution and want peace within another country |