Populations Test Questions – Flashcards
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arithmetic density (population density)
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number of people per unit of land
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physiological density
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number of people per unit of cropland
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carrying capacity
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amount of people an area can sustain
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crude birth rate
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annual number of live births per 1,000 people
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demography
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study of individual populations in terms of specific group characteristics (characteristics of a population)
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crude death rate
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annual number of deaths per 1,000 people
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natural increase
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difference between the number of births and the number of deaths and if there are more births
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natural decrease
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difference between the number of deaths and the number of births if there are more deaths
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net migration rate
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subtracting the number of emigrants from the number of immigrants
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demographic equation
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rate of natural increase(or decrease) plus the net of migration rate (which can be negative)
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growth rate
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the sum of the demographic equation divided by the total population
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total fertility rate (TFR)
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average number of children that would be born to each woman in a society during her child bearing years
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push factor
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factors that drive people out of an area.....make them want to leave (wars; overcrowding)
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pull factor
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factors that attract people to an area...make them want to move there
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replacement migration
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young labor forces admitted to sustain the economic activity
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Undocumented immigrant
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A person who crosses a border without completing legal papers to do so
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Voluntary migrations
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Persons who are free to choose whether to stay or move from their country
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Involuntary migrations
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Migration that occurs not by choice, but because of a natural disaster or threat of death
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Migration feild
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A strong pattern of migrant origin and destination between to areas
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Barriers to migration
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Barriers that prevent migration including physical, economic, political, financial, and cultural
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multicultural policies
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Policies adopted by countries to recognize and preserve immigrants' cultural identities
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nativists
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People who think immigrants deserve fewer rights than existing inhabitants of a country
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xenophobia
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Fear or hatred of foreigners
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nativism
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the belief that the native born white Americans are superior to newcomers
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naturalization
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process of becoming a citizen
