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Unit 2 Vocabulary

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  1. 1Populationthe number of people in a place
  2. 2Age Distributionthe distributions of age in a population
  3. 3Carrying Capacitythe largest number of people that the environment of a particular area can support
  4. 4Cohorta population group that's distinguished by a certain characteristic
  5. 5Demographic Equationequation that summarizes the amount of growth or decline in a population during a certain period of time, also taking into account net migration and natural increase
  6. 6Demographic momentumthis is the tendency for growing population to continue growing after a fertility decline because of their young age distribution.
  7. 7Demographic regionsregions grouped together by the stage of the demographic transition model that most countries in the region are in
  8. 8Demographic Transition Modelsequence of demographic changes in which a country mover from a high CDR and a high CBR, to having a low CDR and a low CBR
  9. 9Dependency Ratioratio of the economically dependent part of the population to the productive part
  10. 10Diffusion of fertility controlThe diffusion of fertility control is spread throughout the world.
  11. 11Disease diffusionHow disease spreads in a population
  12. 12Doubling Timetime it takes for a country to double its population
  13. 13Ecumenemeeting place for the world's religions and ideologies
  14. 14Epidemilogical Transition modeldistinctive causes of death in each stage of the demographic transition
  15. 15Epidemilogical Transition modeldistinctive causes of death in each stage of the demographic transition
  16. 16Gendered spaceareas or regions designed for men or women
  17. 17Infant Mortality Ratehowever many infants die per thousand per year
  18. 18J-curvethe correlation between stability and openness
  19. 19Maladaptationan adaptation that does more harm than good
  20. 20Thomas MalthusBritish demographer that suggested that a massive plague or epidemic would 'check' the population
  21. 21Mortalityaka mortality rate, being how many people die per thousand, CDR
  22. 22Natalitybirth rate, or CBR
  23. 23Neo-MalthusianAdvocacy of population control programs to enough resources for current and future populations
  24. 24OverpopulationThe number of people in an area exceeds the capacity of the environment to support life at a decent standard of living.
  25. 25Population Densitiesmeasurements of number of people per a unit of land area
  26. 26Population Distributionsthe distributions of different specifications of populations
  27. 27Population Explosionthe rapid growth of the world's human population during the past century
  28. 28Population Projectionthe estimated population in a certain time in the future
  29. 29Population Pyramida pyramid-like diagram that displays the population distributions between age and sex
  30. 30Rate of Natural Increasedifference of CDR and CBR in a given country in a year
  31. 31S-curvethe curve that defines how rate at which technology is advancing
  32. 32Sex ratiothe proportion of males to females in a population
  33. 33Standard of livingthe quality of life based on the possession of necessities and luxuries that make life easier
  34. 34Sustainabilityhow well a country can supply its residents with the proper needs
  35. 35Cyclic Movementrepetitive movement in a short periods of time (back-and-forth movement)
  36. 36Distance Decaythe interaction of places decreases as the distance increases
  37. 37Forcedhuman migration flows in which the movers have no choice but to relocate
  38. 38Gravity Modelinteraction of places based on their population, sizes, and distances between them
  39. 39Internal Migration- movement within a country's borders
  40. 40Intervening Opportunityan opportunity that arises or occurs before the reaching of the initial goal
  41. 41IntercontinentalMovement from one region to another; outside a region
  42. 42InterregionalPermanent movement from one region of a country to another
  43. 43Rural-Urbanmigration from rural areas to urban areas.
  44. 44Migratory Movementmovement that consists of one person migrating from one place to another
  45. 45Periodic Movementmovement involving longer periods of time further away from home
  46. 46Personal spacethe surrounding area over which a person makes some claim to privacy
  47. 47Place utilityadding value to products by having them where people want them
  48. 48Push-Pull Factora reason why a migrant might leave or move to a place
  49. 49Refugeea person who has a fear of being caught in means of race, religion, ethnicity, group, or political views
  50. 50Space-Time Prismthe set of all points that can be reached by an individual given a maximum possible speed from a starting point in space-time and an ending point in space-time
  51. 51Step Migrationmigration involving people to move upward as far as rural to urban, such as farm, then the outskirts, an average neighborhood, then to a city
  52. 52Transhumancea system of pastoral farming in which ranchers move livestock according to the seasonal availability of pastures
  53. 53Transmigrationmovement that consists of one person migrating from one place to another
  54. 54Underpopulationcircumstances of too few people to sufficiently develop the resources of a country or region to improve the level of living of its inhabitants
  55. 55Zero Population GrowthCDR and the CBR of a country even out
  56. 56Migrationa permanent move to a new location
  57. 57Activity Spaceplaces in a local area in which cyclic movement occurs
  58. 58Chain Migrationpeople follow others of preceding friends or family I their migratory paths

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