Question 1

Agricultural Density

Accepted Answer

The number of farmers per unit of arable (farmable) land.

Question 2

Arable Land

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Land suitable for farming.

Question 3

Physiological Density

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The number of people per unit area of arable land.

Question 4

Arithmetic (Crude) Density

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The total number of people divided by the total land area.

Question 5

Carrying Capacity

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The maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely.

Question 6

Climate

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The long-term patterns of temperature, humidity, wind, etc., in an area.

Question 7

Crude Birth Rate (CBR)

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The number of live births per 1,000 people in a population per year.

Question 8

Crude Death Rate (CDR)

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The number of deaths per 1,000 people in a population per year.

Question 9

Demographics

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Statistical data about the characteristics of human populations (e.g., age, gender).

Question 10

Dependency Ratio

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The ratio of people in dependent age groups (under 15 and over 65) to those in the working-age group (15-65).

Question 11

Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)

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The number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births per year.

Question 12

Life Expectancy

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The average number of years a person is expected to live.

Question 13

Population Density

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The number of people living per unit of an area (e.g., per square mile).

Question 14

Population Distribution

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The pattern of where people live.

Question 15

Population Pyramid

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A bar graph that shows the age and sex distribution of a population.

Question 16

Total Fertility Rate (TFR)

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The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her childbearing years.

Question 17

Antinatalist Policies

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Policies that discourage people from having children to reduce population growth.

Question 18

Demographic Transition Model (DTM)

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A model that shows changes in birth and death rates as a country develops.

Question 19

Doubling Time

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The number of years it takes for a population to double in size.

Question 20

Epidemiological Transition Model (ETM)

Accepted Answer

A model that shows changes in causes of death as a country develops.

Question 21

Malthusian Theory

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The idea that population growth will outpace food production, leading to shortages.

Question 22

Neo-Malthusian Theory

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Modern interpretations of Malthusian theory, emphasizing resource limitations.

Question 23

Pronatalist Policies

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Policies that encourage people to have more children to increase population growth.

Question 24

Rate of Natural Increase (RNI)

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The percentage by which a population grows in a year, excluding migration.

Question 25

Asylum

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Protection granted to someone who has fled their home country as a political refugee.

Question 26

Brain Drain

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The emigration of highly skilled or educated individuals from one country to another.

Question 27

Chain Migration

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The process by which migrants from a particular area follow others to a new destination.

Question 28

Circular Migration

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The temporary movement of a migrant worker between home and host countries.

Question 29

Emigration

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The act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another.

Question 30

Forced Migration

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The involuntary movement of people away from their home, often due to conflict or disaster.

Question 31

Gravity Model

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A model used to estimate the interaction between two places, based on their size and distance.

Question 32

Guest Worker

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A person with temporary permission to work in another country.

Question 33

Human Trafficking

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The illegal trade of humans for exploitation or commercial gain.

Question 34

Immigration

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The act of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

Question 35

Internal Migration

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The movement of people within a country.

Question 36

Internally Displaced Persons (IDP)

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People who have been forced to flee their homes but remain within their country's borders.

Question 37

Intervening Opportunity

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A factor that causes a migrant to settle in a place other than their original destination.

Question 38

Intervening Obstacle

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An environmental or cultural feature that hinders migration.

Question 39

Net Migration

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The difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants.

Question 40

Pull Factor

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A positive aspect that attracts people to a new location.

Question 41

Push Factor

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A negative aspect that drives people to leave their current location.

Question 42

Quotas

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Limits set by governments on the number of immigrants that can enter a country each year.

Question 43

Refugees

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People who flee their country due to fear of persecution, war, or violence.

Question 44

Remittances

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Money sent by migrants back to family and friends in their home countries.

Question 45

Repatriate

Accepted Answer

To return someone to their own country.

Question 46

Skills Gap

Accepted Answer

The difference between the skills required for a job and the skills possessed by workers.

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