Population
Which region is home to the largest percentage of the world’s population?
East Asia
What factors attract humans?
Ferital soil, water, resources
What is an example of a push factor for migration?
Weather, war, lack of jobs
What is an example of involuntary migration?
Slavery, war
What is an example of an artifact?
What are the 5 "toos"
Too hot, cold, wet, hilly, or dry
A population pyramid with a wide base and narrow top most likely indicates what?
A developing country with rapid growth
What is an example of an economic pull factor?
Jobs, stores
What is the name of people forced to flee their homes but remain within their country?
Internally Displaced Persons
What is a sociofacts?
Social behaviors and institutions
What is population distribution?
Where people live in a geographic area
A population that looks like a beehive means what?
populations are elderly and shrinking
What term describes movement from one country to another?
Transnational migration
What does asylum provide?
Political protection for migrants fleeing persecution
What is Ethnocentrism?
judging other cultures based on one’s own standards?
What is Carrying capacity?
The number of people a region’s resources can sustain
What does an expansive population mean?
populations are young and growing
Which migration pattern describes people moving from farms to cities?
Rural-to-urban migration
What is distance decay?
The farther two places are, the less likely migration occurs between them
What is elocation diffusion?
Cultural traits spread through migration of people
A rectangular-shaped population pyramid indicates
Stable or slow growth
What is the name of a stable population pyramids?
Stationary
What is the difference between Refugees and migrants
Flee due to war, violence, or persecution while migrants are volentary
what is a Social Reasons Why Refugees Flee?
-Religious persecution
-Ethnic/racial persecution
-Rights or opportunities denied based on gender or sexualty
What is stimulus diffusion?
Traits spreading but changing to fit the culture