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9950475458Antinatalist Population PoliciesEncouraging couples to limit the number of children they have0
9950477089Arithmetic DensityNumber of people in a given unit area1
9950477090Baby BoomersIndividuals born post WWII (between 1946 and 1964)2
9950479792Baby BustPeriod of time when the fertility rates in the United States dropped.3
9950481973Cairo PlanPolicies that focuses on giving women greater social and economic control of their lies. (1994 UN)4
9950482023Carrying CapacityThe number of people an area can sustain without critically straining its resource base.5
9950486656Chain MigrationDescribes migrant flows from a common organ to the same destination. Usually families.6
9950486657Channelized MigrationThe flows between a particular organ and destination are larger than would normally be the case. Not family or kinship ties.7
9950488186CohortGroup of people who share common, temporal demographic experience; typically people of similar age range.8
9950491730"Cornucopians"Believe that with increasing populations come increasing opportunities for innovation9
9950493525Crude Birth Rate (CBR)Number of live births in a single year for every 1000 people in population.10
9950495588Crude Death Rate (CDR)Number of deaths in a country per 1000 people11
9950499116Demographic Equationsummarizes the amount of growth or decline in a population during a certain period of time; births - deaths (+ or -) migration to the area12
9950504396Demographic MomentumTendency of a population to continue to grow in spite of stringent population policies or rapid fertility decline because of the large number of individuals in their childbearing years.13
9950504397Demographic Transition Model14
9950508650Demographic TransitionStage 1- High birth and death rates and little to no growth Stage 2- birth rates high, death rates drop, and population growth is rapid Stage 3- Birth rates begin to drop Stage 4 and 5- population growth is stable or negative (in stage 5)15
9950510390Dependency RatioA measure of the economic impact of younger and older cohorts on the economically productive members of a population16
9950510391Doubling TimeThe amount of time it takes a particular population to double in time17
9950510392EcumeneThe portion of Earth's surface that is inhabited by humans18
9950516346Global Population distribution patternsNear oceans, has high land fertility and mild climates, and urban regions are most populated19
9950520686global refugee patternsBoarders are more constricted with refugees since terrorists attacks and it protects against people refugees and asylum seekers.20
9950520687guest workersIndividuals who migrate temporarily to take advantage of job opportunities in other countries.21
9950524199HIV/AIDsDisease that deters the birth rates and fertility rates22
9950524200Illegal ImmigrationUnforced migrants (undocumented workers)23
9950528150Infant MortalityNumber of deaths during the first year of life per thousand live births.24
9950530993Internal Migration: History of the USWave 1- Migrants of colonization Wave 2- 19400s-1970s: African Americans migrating within America Wave 3- Post WWII-now: Movement into the Sun Belt25
9950530994Internally Displaced PersonsPeople who have had to leave their homes because of conflict, but do not leave their country to seek safety.26
9950533930Life ExpectancyAverage number of years a person is expected to live27
9950533931MigrationMovement to a new activity space or movement from one administrative region to another.28
9950536762MobilityImplies the ability to move from one place to another, either permanently or temporarily.29
9950541562Natural Increase vs Natural DecreaseThe difference between CBR and CDR indicates natural growth or decline within a population.30
9950545132Neo-MalthusiansBelieve population growth is a problem and advocate for zero population growth where migrants and population evens out.31
9950548663Overpopulation vs underpopulationArea does not have enough resources to to support the population living in it vs areas without enough people to fully exploit the local resource base.32
9950548664Place Utilitybenefits a place offers to pull people to that destination33
9950554249Population Centroid of the United StatesGeographic center of the United States.34
9950554250Population DataIncludes all population data and sources include national organizations35
9950560064Population DensityCrude density, also called arithmetic density is total number of people divided by the total land area.36
9950560065Population GeographySimilar to demographic rates except patterns are studies from spatial perspectives.37
9950563799Population Growth RateCountry's growth rate is determined by its natural increase expressed as a percentage.38
9950566983Population Growth since 1750Less developed regions have grown exponentially and more developed countries have barely grown39
9950577074Population Pyramid40
9950580333Population Pyramid: US41
9950586239Pronatalist Population Policiestypically exist in countries where population is declining and involve providing incentives for omen to have children.42
9950588420Ravenstein's Migration Laws-migration flow generates usually generates a counterflow -Short distance migration -Long distances are usually big city destinations -Urban residents are less migratory than rural residents -Families are less likely to migrate.43
9950590608RefugeesIndividuals who cross national boundaries to seek safety and asylum44
9950593194Reluctant and forced Migrationan individual migrates against his or her will. Individual reluctantly choses to move because of factors in their current location45
9950593195Rust Belt1960s-1970s: Large members of white middle class Americans moved from older northeastern and midwestern cities to the South and West Coast for industrial jobs.46
9950596763Sun Belt MigrationMovement towards Florida, Texas, California in the last several decades.47
9950596764SustainabilityUsing resources in a manner that supplies existing populations while not compromising availability of resources.48
9950600001Thomas Malthus(1798) Carrying capacity is limited by food availability.49
9950601887Total Fertility Rate (TFR)Average number of children a women will have during her childbearing years (age 15-49)50
9950609610Voluntary Migration and Push-and-Pull FactorsIndividual chooses to move either by factors drawing them to a place or pushing them away from their own home country.51

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