AP Human Geography Unit 2 Vocab Test - Statistics

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A spike in birth rates, typically occurring after a period of conflict. Baby {Boom}
71%
Positive conditions and circumstances that draw people to choose a migration destination. {Pull} Factor
66%
The number of live births per year for every 1000 people. Crude Birth Rate (CBR)
63%
The number of deaths per year for every 1000 people. Crude Death Rate (CDR)
63%
Negative circumstances, events, or conditions present where someone live that make them want to leave. {Push} Factor
61%
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. Refugee
61%
A survey that counts the population of a state, nation, or other geographic region. Census
58%
Migration in which individuals follow the migratory path of preceding friends or family members to an existing community. {Chain} Migration
58%
A model that explains the five stages of population change that countries pass through as they modernize, from high stationary to declining. Demographic Transition Model (DTM)
55%
The percentage of people within a population who are too young or too old to work and must rely on working adults for support. {Dependency} Ratio
55%
The theory that society is on the path to mass starvation, as population increases faster than food production capabilities.Malthus recommended that people limit the number of children they had in order to not exhaust the Earth's resources. {Malthusian} Theory
55%
People who have adopted Malthus’ ideas to fit modern conditions and believe that overpopulation is a serious problem and threat to the future. Neo-{Malthusians}
55%
A type of migration where people do not choose to relocate, but so do under threat of violence (war, persecution, slavery, etc.). {Forced} Migration
50%
The permanent or semipermanent relocation of people from one place to another. Migration
50%
Someone who migrates to another country in hopes of being recognized as a refugee. Asylum Seeker
47%
The largest number of people that the environment of a particular area can support. Carrying Capacity
47%
A measurement of how long a country will take to double its population based on its Natural Increase Rate. Doubling Time
47%
Migration done by choice, often to obtain a better quality of life. {Voluntary} Migration
47%
Policies aimed to decrease the fertility rate of a given place. {Antinatalist} Policies
45%
A model of the predictable stages in disease and life expectancy that countries experience as they develop. Epidemiological Transition Model (ETM)
45%
A measure of the number of babies who die before their first birthday for every 1000 births. Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
45%
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. One Child Policy
45%
A process in which people reach their eventual destination through a series of smaller moves. {Step} Migration
42%
Someone forced to migrate for similar reasons as a refugee but who does not move across an international border. Internally Displaced Persons (IDP)
39%
The average number of years a person can be expected to live, given current social, economic, and medical conditions. Life Expectancy
39%
The average number of children born per woman (aged 15-49). Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
39%
Policies aimed to increase the fertility rate of a given area. {Pronatalist} Policies
37%
Barriers that make it difficult for migrants to reach their desired destination. Intervening {Obstacle}
34%
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. Population Pyramid
34%
Laws that explain the relationship between the distance and volume of migration between a source and destination. {Ravenstein}’s Laws of Migration
34%
The large-scale emigration of highly educated or skilled workers from a place, usually to seek better living and professional opportunities abroad. Brain Drain
32%
A person with temporary permission to immigrate and work in another country. Guest Worker
32%
The permanent or semipermanent movement of individuals within a country. {Internal} Migration
32%
Seasonal migration that pastoral herders make with their animals. Transhumance
32%
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. Natural Increase Rate (NIR)
29%
Money that migrants send back to their family and friends in their home countries. Remittances
29%
The end of a baby boom, lasting until boomers reach childbearing age. Baby {Bust}
26%
A factor that causes a migrant to choose a different destination than the one they had intended when starting their journey. Intervening {Opportunity}
26%
The number of people who live in a defined area. Population Density
21%
The pattern of where people live. Population Distribution
13%
The permanent or semipermanent movement of individuals between countries. {Transnational} Migration
13%
A spike in birth rates once baby boomers have reached childbearing age. Baby {Echo}
11%
A limit on the number of people who can immigrate to a country from a particular place during a particular period of time. Immigration Quota
8%
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. Birth Deficit
5%
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