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3967826468MovementMobility of people foods and ideas across the surface of a planet0
3967826469MigrationA change in residence intended to be permanent1
3967826470EmigrationMovement of people away from a place2
3967826471ImmigrationMovement of people to a place3
3967826472International migration/transnational migrationMovement across country borders4
3967826473Internal migrationMigration occurring within a single country's borders5
3968617980Demographic equationThe formula that calculates population change. The formula finds the increase (or decrease) in a population. The formula is found by doing births minus deaths plus (or minus) net migration. This is important because it helps to determine which stage in the demographic transition model a country is in.6
3968623693global population accounting equationP1 = P0 + B - D7
3968630907Sub global population8
3968635604accounting equationAn equation showing the relationship among assets, liabilities, and owner's equity9
3968640337Linearly growth10
3968645162compounding/GEOMETRICALLY growth11
3968659768J curvea growth curve that depicts exponential growth12
3968659769S curvepopulation when reached carrying capacity13
3968671866Thomas MalthusAuthor of "Essay on the Principal of Population" (1798) who claimed that population grows at an exponential rate while food production increases arithmetically, and thereby that, eventually, population growth would outpace food production.14
3968676661Positive Checksfamines, wars, natural disasters that reduce human population15
3968681599Negative ChecksDecreased birth rate limit population growth Abstinence, later marriage16
3968977042neo malthusiansAdvocacy of population control programs to enough resources for current and future populations Group who built on Malthus' theory and suggested that people wouldn't just starve for lack of food, but would have wars about food and other scarce resources.17
3969007336karl marxFather of Communism, when society is ordered, it should lead to wealth not hunger, belived capatalists were the problem...18
3969052174william cattonCoined the tern "carrying capacity" + claimed the earth had been exceeding its carrying capacity for yrs at the expense of environmental damage but is going to go doun w/ war&famine -19
3969348263Esther Boserupbelived Agricultueal meathoods depend on size of population -when food is not suffecient, exess population will die20
3969370683Julian simonargued that population growth stimulated economic growth21
3969386536demographyScientific study of human populations.22
3969390855Arithmetic population densitythe population of a country divided by its total land area23
3969396641Physiological population densityThe number of people per unit of area of arable land, which is land suitable for agriculture24
3969400910Agricultural population densityNumber of farmers per area of arable land25
3969404879Population distrubutionthe arrangement or spread of people living in a given area26
3969408658EcumeneThe proportion of the earth inhabited by humans.27
3977901594The Human Development indexan index of development, which takes into account economic, social and demographic factors, using GNI per capita, literacy, amount of education, and life expectancy.28
3977905076Standard of livingQuality of life based on ownership of necessities and luxuries that make life easier.29
3977909072NatalityBirth rate30
3977912732Crude birth rateThe number of live births per year per 1,000 people.31
3977916517Rate of natural increacethe annual rate of population growth. This percentage is calculated by subtracting the death rate from the birth rate. It does not include people moving into or out of a country.32
3977922394Total fertility rateThe average number of children born to a woman during her childbearing years.33
3978020778population explotionrapid increase in population34
3978025204zero population growthwhen the birth rate equals the death rate35
3978038913Stationary Population LevelThe level at which a national population ceases to grow36
3978043922Mortalitydeath37
3978047116Crude death rateThe number of deaths per year per 1,000 people.38
3978050865Infant mortality rateThe percentage of children who die before their first birthday within a particular area or country.39
3978053255Child mortality rateNumber of deaths per thousand children within the first five years of life.40
3978055662Life expectancyA figure indicating how long, on average, a person may be expected to live41
3978058369ImmigrationMigration to a new location42
3978060521EmigrationMigration from a location43
3978066241The epidemiological transition modelAbdel Omran developed a system of three stages of epidemiological transition: age of pestilence and famine, age of receding pandemics and finally age of degenerative and human-made transitions. It was later expanded to five stages.44
3978076713Pronatalist policiespolicies that encourage fertility45
3978893358Antinatalist Population PoliciesRestrictive policy that discourages people from having babies46
3978897293Population compositionStructure of a population in terms of age, sex and other properties such as marital status and education47
3978902575Child Dependency rationumber of persons under age 18 relative to those of working age48
3978909667Old age dependency ratiothe ratio of the number of people over 65 (retirees) to every 100 people between 20 and 65 (workers)49
3978932395Cyclic Movementmovement that has a closed route and is repeated annually or seasonally50
3978937054Activity spacesthe space within which daily activity occurs51
3978940815Periodic movementmotion that recurs over and over and the period of time required for each recurrence remains the same52
3978942908Net migrationThe difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration.53
3978946497International MigrationPermanent movement from one country to another.54
3978950650RefugeesPeople who are forced to migrate from their home country and cannot return for fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion.55
3978954704Laws of migration1) Net migration amounts to a fraction of the gross migration.2) The majority of migrants move a short distance.3) Migrants who move longer distances tend to choose big cities.4) Urban residents are less migratory than inhabitants of rural areas. 5) Families are less likely to make international moves than young adults.56
3978960009Gravity model of MigrationLarger places attract more immigrants than smaller ones. Destinations that are more distant have a weaker pull (distance decay).57
3978963954Push factorsIncentives for potential migrants to leave a place, such as a harsh climate, economic recession, or political turmoil.58
3978967429Pull factorsAttractions that draw migrants to a certain place, such as a pleasant climate and employment or educational opportunities.59
3978972288Arithmetic population densitythe population of a country or region expressed as an average per unit area60
3978982958Physiological population densityThe number of people per unit area of arable land.61
3978988707Agricultural population densitymeasure of total farmer relative to arable land62

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