Vocab
Population
How is population density calculated?
The number of people per square mile or kilometer
What age group is at the bottom of a population pyramid?
0-4 or children
Something that makes someone want to move
Push Factor
A person who moves to a new country to live
Immigrant
An area with a high population density
Urban
What 2 things should be included in the title of a population pyramid?
Country and year
What specific type of movement is described - Muhammed leaves Syria due to the Civil War
Political Push
A person who is forced to leave their home due to safety
Refugee
Area with a low population density
Rural
A pyramid with a wide base and narrow top has what type of population growth
Rapid
What specific migration is described - People left their homes in Haiti due to the Earthquake
Environmental Push
The pattern of where people live
Population Distribution
Area just outside a city where many people live, typically full of neighborhoods.
Suburban
A pyramid with less kids than working class population shows what type of population growth
Declining or negative
What specific type of migration is described - Elizabeth moved to Chicago for school and chose to stay for all the different things to do
Social/Cultural Pull
A city with more than 10,000,000 people
Megacity
Where it is really cold or really hot like the desert
A developing country would have what shape population pyramid
Rapid - large base narrow top
Name the specific migration - Pauline was offered a job in Europe that paid more than double her job in South America
Economical Pull