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Unit 2 Vocab

TermDefinition
Agricultural Population Density The ratio of the number of farmer 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 migrated there previously.
Counter Migration Flow of people that moves in the opposite direction.
Crude Birth Rate (CBR) The total number of live births for every 1000 people in a society.
Demography The study of human populations, focusing on their size, composition, distribution, and how the change over time.
Dependency Ratio The number of people under age 15 and over age 64 compared to the people working.
Ecumene The portion of Earth's surface occupied by permanent human settlement.
Emigration Leaving your home country for another country.
Ethnic Enclaves Neighborhoods filled primarily with people with the same ethnic group. Ex. Chinatown.
Forced Migration Permanent movement, usually compelled by cultural factors.
Immigrants People who move to a new country.
Immigration Migration to a new country.
Infrastructure Facilities and structures that allow people to carry out their typical activities, 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 Oppurtunities Migrants could encounter these opportunities en route that could change their migration plan,.
Life Expectancy An average number of years an individual can be expected to live, given current social, economic, and medical conditions.
Migration Permanent or semi-permanent relocation from one place to another,
Overpopulation A situation in which the number for people in an area exceeds the capacity of the environment to support a life at a decent standard of living.
Population Pyramid Patterns of human settlement- the spread of people across the earth.
Pro-natalist Policy Programs designed to increase the fertility rate.
Push Factor Negative circumstances events or conditions present where someone lives which generally compel a person to move away.
Pull Factor Positive conditions or circumstances that migrants will often move towards.
Refugee People who are forced to move out of their country for a variety of reasons.
Social Stratification The hierarchical division of people into groups based on factors such as the economy, 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 child bearing years .
Transhumance The process of herders moving with their animals to different pastures during different seasons.
Voluntary Migration Permanent movement undertaken by choice.
Xenophobia Strong dislike of people of another culture
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