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APHG unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 birthrate | the total number 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 age 15 and over age 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. Ex Little Italy, Chinatown. |
| Forced Migration | Permanent movement, usually compelled by cultural factors. |
| Immigrants | people who move into a country |
| Immigration | Migration to 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 | is 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 of the 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 economic 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 | is a strong dislike of people of another culture |
Created by:
Abhi Dasari