Vocabulary
Populations
Immigration
Urbanization
The Salad Bowl
100
What is immigration?
A person moving to a new country to live.
100
What is the total number of people in a country?
Population
100
What is a person who moves to a new country in order to settle called?
Immigrant
100
What is the term used to describe the characteristics of city life?
Urban
100
Which theme of geography uses both latitude and longitude?
Location
200
What is population distribution?
The way people are spread out over an area.
200
What is birthrate?
The number of live births each year per 1,000 people.
200
The term used to describe when job opportunities appear in one region and disappear in another (mass movement of people) is known as?
Migration
200
Why have large numbers of people moved to urban areas from rural areas?
They want to give their children more opportunities.
200
What is a distortion?
A change in the accuracty of its shapes and distances.
300
What is urbanization?
The movement from country to the city.
300
What is the term used to identify the average number of years a person is expected to live?
Life Expectancy
300
What is population density?
The average number of people who live in a square mile of land.
300
Do urban areas have a high or low population density?
High population density.
300
What is another word for movement?
Migration
400
What is a projection?
The process of putting a map of Earth onto a flat piece of paper.
400
What is the term used to identify a country with a lot of crowded areas?
High population density
400
Why do people move from a location and are attracted to another?
"Push-Pull" theory
400
What is the name of the largest Urban population closest to Ossining?
New York City
400
Demographers compare birthrates and death rates to do what?
Figure out what the population growth is
500
What is culture?
A way of life for a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs.
500
What are the two main reasons the world population has increased?
(1) Increase in food supply and (2) better medical care.
500
Why is population distribution uneven?
People want to live in areas that have rich resources.
500
What are most Urban locations developed next to?
Bodies of water.
500
Where do most people settle, and why?
Most people settle near water because it can be used for trade and travel.
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