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Unit 2 Vocab APH

TermDefinition
Arithmetic density the total population number divided by the land area of the country
Agricultural Density the total number of farmers compared to the amount of land used to grow crops
Physiological Density the total number of people per unit of arable land
Population density the total amount of people living in a certain area of land
Human Migration when people decide to move from one place to another to live there, usually permanently or for a short time
Emigration exiting your own country to live in another country
Guest workers someone who moves to another country temporarily because that country needs more workers
Immigration people moving into a new country to live their permanently
Carrying Capacity the maximum number of living things that an environment can sustain without running out of resources
Total Fertility Rate average amount of kids a woman is expected to have during her lifetime
Doubling Time how long it takes for a population to double twice it’s size- rule of 70 (dividing 70 by annual growth rate)
Refugee a person that's forced to leave their home and go to another country in order to survive war, violence, or even natural disasters.
Internally displaced persons a person who is forced to leave their home for safety, but stay within their countries borders instead of crossing into another country.
Mortality Rate the total number of deaths in a population during a certain period of time and usually shown as the amount of deaths per 1,000 people in a year
Rate of Natural Increase/Natural Increase Rate the rate at which a population is growing or shrinking only based on the number of births and deaths, not including migration.
Asylum seekers someone who's left their home country to another hoping for safety and protection from internal problems back home- (not officially a refugee until their request is approved)
Push Factor reasons that make people want to leave their country
Pull Factor positive attractions that make people want to go to a new place/country
Forced Migration when people leave their homes and move to another country because they have no real choice
Voluntary Migration when people voluntarily leave their home because they want more opportunities for a better life
Intervening Opportunity when something good pops up along the way of migration which causes someone to settle there instead of the place they were originally planning
Intervening Obstacle something that either stops a person from reaching their planned destination, or makes it harder for them to
Chain Migration when people from the same place follow each other and move to a new location one after another
Step Migration when people reach their final destination in smaller moves rather than all at once
Pro-Natalist Policies when a government encourages people to have more children because the population is decreasing and there may not be enough young workers to keep the economy strong.
Anti-Nationalist Policies When a government tries to reduce the number of births in a country mainly because its growing too fast and using up resources more than expected
(live births / population) * 1000 Crude Birth Rate
(deaths / population) * 1000 Crude Death Rate
(# of children born/ # women aged 15-45) Total Fertility Rate
RNI = (BR-DR)/10 Rate of Natural Increase (RNI)
70 / RNI Doubling Time
(immigrants - emigrants) / (population / 1,000) Net Migration Rate (NMR)
(BR-DR + NMR) / 10 Demographic Equation
Intraregional migration When someone moves within a certain region of a country
Interregional migration When someone moves from one region of a country to another
Repatriate Someone who is sent or chooses to go back to their home country after living somewhere else.
Created by: savannah hindman
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