Vocabulary
Mexico is linked more to Central and South America than to North American because of the way geographers define....
What is Perceptual Region
A permanent move to a new location
What is Migration?
Political Persecution
What is a PUSH factor?
3 things people look for when choosing where to settle
What are:
a comfortable climate
clean water
fertile soil
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What is absolute location?
Something that encourages individuals to migrate away from a certain place
What is a push factor?
The migration of people into a city
What is Urbanization?
Moving to be closer to family
Two ways of describing a location
What are absolute and relative?
Near the intersection of Hwy 6 and The Beltway
What is Relative Location?
In geography, the number of people living in each unit of area is generally referred to as
What is population density?
A person leaving a country because a war or political violence has broken out there
What is a Refugee?
Moving somewhere for a new job.
What is an ECONOMIC factor?
Help me to know and express where things are
What is Location?
The term used to describe when a desert expands and grows
What is Desertification?
A booming jobs market is an example of a
What is a pull factor?
Migration to a location
What is Immigration?
The Indian Removal Act, which forced the migration of Native Americans to Indian Reservations
What is a PUSH or POLITICAL factor?
the lines on a map that tell me where something is
What are longitude and latitude?
Economics
Social
Political
eNvironmental
What is ESPN?
The estimated amount of time a person will live to in a specific area.
What is Life Expectancy?
Migration from a location
What is Emigration?
Heading to Texas for lower taxes and a better life
What is a PULL factor?
Climate, landforms, vegitation, etc.
What are the characteristics of a place?
A survey of a given area, resulting in an account of the entire population along with other statistical data
What is a Census?