Chapter 3 - 1
What are the main causes of population growth?
rising birth rates and falling death rates
The geographic pattern of where people live on Earth, is uneven as well
Population Distribution
Factors that either draw people to a place or make them want to leave
Push and Pull Factors
Weat and East Germany were split from what year to what year?
1945-1990
River that is a tributary to the Rhine River
Main River
What is one cause of migration? (there are 5)
war, poverty, lack of opportunities, human rights issues, and family issues
The average number of people living within a square mile or a square kilometer
Population Density
When cities grow larger and spread into surrounding areas
Urbanization
Used for a train that connected Britain to Europe
Chunnel
Which rivers run through France? (there are 2)
Loire and Seine
The number of deaths compared to the total number of individuals in a population at a given time
Death Rate
Urban areas are densely populated and Rural areas are sparsely populated (True or False)
True
A huge city or cluster of cities with an extremely large population
Megalopolis
What river becomes and estuary once it reaches London?
Thames
Only river in Western Europe to flow towards the East
Danube River
The number of babies born compared to the total number of individuals in a population at a given time
Birth Rate
To leave one’s home to live in another place
Emigrate
A set of beliefs, behavior, and traits shared by a group of people
Culture
Busiest waterway in Europe
Rhine River
Where part of the sea connects to the lower end of a river
Estuary
The number of years it takes a population to double in size based on its current growth rate, is relatively short
Doubling Time
To enter and live in a new country
Immigrate
Tallest mountain in the Pyrenees
Pico de Anto
Tallest mountain in the Alps
Mount Blanc
An imaginary line separating one political unit, such as a country or state, from another
Political Border