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AP Human Geography Population Flashcards

These are the vocabulary words from Rubenstein's AP Human Geography textbook.
Chapter-1: Thinking Geographically
Chapter-2: Population
Chapter-3: Migration
Chapter-4: Folk and popular culture
Chapter-5: Language
Chapter-6: Religion
Chapter-7: Ethnicity
Chapter-8: Political Geography
Chapter-9: Development
Chapter-10: Agriculture
Chapter-11: Industry
Chapter-12: Services
Chapter-13: Urban Patterns
Chapter-14: Resource Issues

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9884946081arithmetic densityThe total number of people divided by the total land area0
9884946082CensusA complete enumeration of a population1
9884946083Crude Birth Rate (CBR)The number of live births in a year for every 1,000 people alive in a society2
9884946084Crude Death Rate (CDR)The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people alive in a society3
9884946085Demographic Transitionthe process of change in a society's population as a combination of medical advances and economic development, affecting a population's desire and ability to control its own birth and death rates4
9884946086Demographythe scientific study of population characteristics5
9884946087Infant Mortality RateThe total number of deaths in a year among infants under one year old per 1000 live births in a society6
9884946088Natural Increase Rate (NIR)The percentage growth of a population in a year, computed as the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate (NIR=CBR-CDR)7
9884946089Physiological Population DensityThe number of people per unit of area of arable land, which is land suitable for agriculture8
9884946090Population DensityA measurement of the number of people per given unit of land9
9884946091Population DistributionDescription of locations on Earth's surface where populations live10
9884946092Population PyramidA bar graph that represents the distribution of population by age and sex11
9884946093Total Fertility Rate (TFR)The average number of children a woman will have during her childbearing years.12
9884946094Zero population growth (ZPG)A decline of the total fertility rate to the point where the natural increase rate equals zero.13
9884946095Industrial Revolutiona series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods and drastically altered society14
9884946096Thomas Malthus(1766-1834) An English economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in food production, which would lead to widespread famine and disease.15
9884946097Sustainabilitythe level of development that can be maintained without depleting resources16
9884946098CartographyThe science or practice of drawing maps.17
9884946099HearthThe area where an idea or cultural trait originates18
9884946100Spatial DistributionThe physical location of geographic phenomena across space19
9884946101FieldworkThe study of phenomena by visiting places and observing how people interact with and thereby change those places20
9884946102Sequent OccupationThe idea that successive societies leave their cultural imprint on a place and each contributing to the cummulative cultural landscape21
9884946103ScaleA representation of a real-world phenomenon at a certail level of reduction or generalization. i.e on maps the ratio of ground distance to map distance22
9884946104Political Mapfocuses solely on the state and national boundaries of a place. They also include the locations of cities - both large and small, depending on the detail of the map.23
9884946105Physical Mapshows the physical landscape features of a place. They generally show things like mountains, rivers and lakes and water is always shown with blue. Usually shown with different colors and shades to show topography.24
9884946106Topographic MapShows different physical landscape features. They use contour lines instead of colors to show changes in the landscape25
9884946107Climate MapShows information about the climate of an area; like the specific climatic zones based on the temperature, the amount of snow an area receives or average number of cloudy days. These maps normally use colors to show different climatic areas.26
9884946108Economic or Resource Mapshows the specific type of economic activity or natural resources present in an area through the use of different symbols or colors27
9884946109Road MapA map that depicts roads, routes, highways, major and minor cities, as well as airports and points of interest28
9884946110Thematic Mapfocuses on a particular theme or special topic and they are different from the six aforementioned general reference maps because they do not just show natural features like rivers, cities, political subdivisions, elevation and highways. If these items are on a thematic map, they are background information and are used as reference points to enhance the map's theme. i.e. WWII Maps, a Map of the Industrial Revolution, etc29
9884946111Stable Population Levela population which has constant mortality and fertility rates, and no migration, therefore a fixed age distribution and constant growth rate.30
9884946112Carrying CapacityThe number of living beings (people) that a specific area can support. i.e. SDS can only hold/accomodate so many people, it has a carrying capacity. Once reached changes must be made to space, resources, and accessibility31
9884946113MDCMore Developed Countries. Average 10 years of schooling; a 98% Literacy Rate; sicker populations; and a Life Expectancy in the 70s. Regions: • North-America • Western Europe • Eastern Europe • Japan • South Pacific32
9884946114LDCLess Developed Countries. Average a couple years of schooling; a 60% Literacy Rate; healthier populations; and a Life Expectancy in the 60s Regions: • Latin America • East Asia • Middle East • Southeast Asia • South Asia • Sub-Saharan Africa33
9884946115Hierarchical diffusionOccurs when the diffusion innovation or concept spreads from a place or person of power or high susceptibility to another in a leveled pattern. Fashion, fads, trends, etc. Many people cutting their hair the way Taylor Swift did.34
9884946116Stimulus DiffusionOccurs when the innovative idea diffuses from its hearth outward, but the original idea is changed by the new adopters. Christianity and its many sects (Protestant, Baptist, Catholic etc) Different Menu items from McDonalds around the world.35
9884946117Contagious DiffusionOccurs when numerous places or people near the point of origin become adopters (or infected, in the case of a disease) Hinduism spreading throughout the Indian subcontinent36
9884946118Relocation DiffusionInvolves the actual movement of the original adopters from their point of origin, or hearth, to a new place i.e. Spread of Christianity, when people moved and brought it with them37
9884946119Formal RegionsHave one or more common characteristics that distinguish them from the surrounding area. i.e. states, countries, cities, areas of specific towns/cities/countries (wealthy vs. poor, industrial vs. residential) MEASURABLE DATA38
9884946120Perceptual RegionsDefined by how the areas are perceived. Reflect people's feelings and emotions towards an area39
9884946121Functional RegionsDefined by a system of interactions. Organized around a specific function (transportation, import/export)40

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