AP Human Geography Unit 2 Vocab Test

A limit on the number of people who can immigrate to a country from a particular place during a particular period of time.

The number of people who live in a defined area.

Migration done by choice, often to obtain a better quality of life.

Negative circumstances, events, or conditions present where someone live that make them want to leave.

The number of live births per year for every 1000 people.

Someone forced to migrate for similar reasons as a refugee but who does not move across an international border.

A person with temporary permission to immigrate and work in another country.

The large-scale emigration of highly educated or skilled workers from a place, usually to seek better living and professional opportunities abroad.

A spike in birth rates, typically occurring after a period of conflict.

Someone who migrates to another country in hopes of being recognized as a refugee.

Policies aimed to decrease the fertility rate of a given place.

Laws that explain the relationship between the distance and volume of migration between a source and destination.

A set of antinatalist policies in place in China from 1999 to 2015 that incentivized families to have only one child, using social and economic benefits.

A model of the predictable stages in disease and life expectancy that countries experience as they develop.

The permanent or semipermanent relocation of people from one place to another.

A process in which people reach their eventual destination through a series of smaller moves.

The difference between the crude birth rate and crude death rate; a statistic that estimates the population growth of a country, not including population lost or gained due to migration.

A measure of the number of babies who die before their first birthday for every 1000 births.

Seasonal migration that pastoral herders make with their animals.

The average number of children born per woman (aged 15-49).

Barriers that make it difficult for migrants to reach their desired destination.

The permanent or semipermanent movement of individuals between countries.

A slowdown of births to a rate below the replacement level, which sometimes occurs during times of conflict, economic downturn, or due to cultural shifts.

The number of deaths per year for every 1000 people.

The theory that society is on the path to mass starvation, as population increases faster than food production capabilities.

Policies aimed to increase the fertility rate of a given area.

A person forced to migrate to another country to avoid the effects of armed conflict, violence, violation of human rights, or other disasters, and cannot return to their home country.

A factor that causes a migrant to choose a different destination than the one they had intended when starting their journey.

A measurement of how long a country will take to double its population based on its Natural Increase Rate.

A type of migration where people do not choose to relocate, but so do under threat of violence (war, persecution, slavery, etc.).

A spike in birth rates once baby boomers have reached childbearing age.

The largest number of people that the environment of a particular area can support.

The end of a baby boom, lasting until boomers reach childbearing age.

A survey that counts the population of a state, nation, or other geographic region.

The permanent or semipermanent movement of individuals within a country.

Migration in which individuals follow the migratory path of preceding friends or family members to an existing community.

The percentage of people within a population who are too young or too old to work and must rely on working adults for support.

Positive conditions and circumstances that draw people to choose a migration destination.

An age-sex composition graph that can provide information on birth rates, death rates, life expectancy, economic development, migration, and past events like natural disasters, war, etc.

The average number of years a person can be expected to live, given current social, economic, and medical conditions.

The pattern of where people live.

People who have adopted Malthus’ ideas to fit modern conditions and believe that overpopulation is a serious problem and threat to the future.

A model that explains the five stages of population change that countries pass through as they modernize, from high stationary to declining.

Money that migrants send back to their family and friends in their home countries.