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Geography chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Someone who moves INto a new country is said to be an ___________. | Immigrant |
| Someone who leaves or EXits a country to go live in another country is an ____________? | emigrant |
| A person's way of life? | culture |
| Percent of people who live in cities is called? | urbanization |
| Number of live births/1,000 is called? | birthrate |
| Average number of people living in an area (m/km.)? | population density |
| How is an areas population density figured? | Total population divided by area |
| The worlds population has increased or decreased dramatically over the past 50 years. | increased |
| List a reason for the rapid increase of the world's population. | improved technology--more food, better medicine or healthcare. |
| _____________ are resources that people take from the environment to survive & satisfy their needs. | natural resources |
| List the 2 types of natural resources. | Nonrenewable and renewable |
| Give me an example of a nonrenewable resource. | Fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas) |
| Give me an example of a renewable resource. | water, wind, trees, soil... |
| List a problem with fossil fuels. | nonrenewable, unevenly distributed, cause pollution and global warming. |
| Give an example of people altering their environment? | cutting down trees, plowing up soil, damning rivers... |
| Name a way we can help make sure that natural resources last. | recycling, cut down on how much we use, alternative energy sources... |
| List a problem that demographers predict if the earth's population continues to increase at its current rate. | famine, diseases, resource depletion |
| Countryside populations | rural |
| Fuels that formed the the remains of plants and animals over millions of years? | Fossil fuels |
| Energy produced from running water? | Geothermal or hydro |
| Economic activities that use natural resources directly? (mining, farming...) | Primary economic activities |
| Goods that are sent out of a country? | exports |
| Economic activities that don't directly gather or process natural resources (banking, teachers..) | Service industries |
| Term for goods that are brought into a country? | Imports |
| Economic activities that require the processing of natural resources to make new products of greater value. (M&T) | Secondary economic activities |
| Name the 3 types of economic activities. | Primary, secondary and service industries |
| Give an example of a primary economic activity. | Farming, mining |
| Give an example of a secondary economic activity. | Manufacturing and Trade |
| Give an example of a service industry. | Banking, teacher, insurance, police officer... |
| List 2 statistics that would help to determine if a country was "developed" or "developing". | birthrate, deathrate, infant mortality, per capita, literacy rate |
| List an example of a factor that would "push" people from their homeland. | war, natural disasters, poverty, loss of job, no food (famine)... |
| List an example of a factor that would "pull" people to the U.S.. | school/eduction, family, jobs, freedom, escape persecution, better opportunities... |
| World population today? | 8.3 billion |
| What 2 events caused the world population to become highly urbanized? | WW2 and "I.R." |
| Name a positive of the migration of people to new areas. | New foods, customs, spots, ideas... |
| List a positive and negative of trade. | Positive: new products, cheaper products. Negative: loss of jobs |
| List a reason for world population growth. | lower death rate, better medicine, more food, cleaner water... |
| 3 categories geographers use to determine developed vs. developing? | birthrate, deathrate, per/captia income, infant mortality, life expectancy... |
| What type of government does the U.S. have? Economic system? | Federal Republic/mixed economic system. |
| Name a consequence for an area being over populated? | crime, diseases, no jobs, overpopulated, over use of resources. |
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