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AP HUG Unit 2 Vocab

35 Vocab List for AP Human Geography Unit 2

TermDefinition
Agricultural Population Density The ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture.
Arable Land Land that is suited for agriculture/growing crops.
Arithmetic Population Density The total number of people divided by total land area.
Carrying Capacity The number of people an area can support on a sustained basis.
Chain Migration Flow of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there.
Counter Migration The flow of people that moves in the opposite direction.
Crude Birth Rate The total amount of live births in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society.
Demography The study of human populations, focusing on their size, composition, distribution, and how they change over time.
Dependency Ratio The number of people under the age of 15 and over the age of 64 compared to the number of people active in the labor force.
Ecumene The portion of Earth's surface occupied by permanent human settlement.
Emigration Leaving your home country for another.
Ethnic Enclaves Neighborhoods filled primarily with people of the same ethnic groups.
Forced Migration Permanent movement, usually compelled by cultural factors.
Immigrants People who move into a country.
Immigration Migration into a new country.
Infrastructure Facilities and structures that allow people to carry out their typical activities. I.E., sewer systems, electrical grids, roads, and bridges.
Internal Migration Permanent movement within a particular country.
Internally Displaced Person Someone forced to migrate for political reasons similar to that of a refugee but has not migrated across an international boundary.
Intervening Opportunities Migrants could encounter these opportunities en route that could disrupt their migration plan, like finding a new job.
Life Expectancy The average number of years an individual can be expected to live, given current social, economic, and medical conditions.
Migration Permanent or semi-permanent relocation of people from one place to another.
Overpopulation A situation in which the number of people in an area exceeds the capacity environment to support life at a decent standard of living.
Physiological Population Density The number of people per unit of area of arable land, which is land suitable for agriculture.
Population Distribution Patterns of human settlement - the spread of people across the earth.
Population Pyramid A bar graph that represents the distribution of population by age and sex.
Pro-natalist Policy Programs designed to increase the fertility rate.
Pull Factor Positive conditions or circumstances that migrants will often cause to move toward a place.
Push factor Negative Circumstances, events or conditions present where someone lives which generally compel a person to move.
Refugee Migrants who cross international borders from one country to another.
Social Stratification The hierarchical division of people into groups based on factors such as status, power, and/or ethnicity.
Step Migration Long-distance migration is done in stages.
Total Fertility Rate (TFR) The average number of children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years.
Transhumance The process of herders moving with their animals to different pastures during different seasons.
Voluntary Migration Permanent movement undertaken by choice.
Xenophobia A strong dislike of people of another culture.
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