Cultural
Rates
Population and Migration
Economy
Area
100

Culture

The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively

100

Birth Rate

The ratio between the number of live-born births in the year and the average total population of that year

100

Population Pyramid

The breakdown of the population by gender and age at a given point in time

100

Economy

A system of making and trading things of value

100

Rural Areas

An open swath of land that has few homes or other buildings, and not very many people

200

Society

The aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community

200

Fertility Rate

The number of live children born to women of the age in question in the course of the year

200

Push-Pull Factors

Those factors which either forcefully push people into migration or attract them

200

Market Economy

An economic system in which production and prices are determined by unrestricted competition between privately owned businesses

200

Suburb

An outlying district of a city, especially a residential one

300

Religion

The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods

300

Mortality Rate

The death rate, especially on a large scale 

300

Population Density

The number of individuals per unit geographic area

300

Command Economy

An economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government

300

Urbanization

Refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas, the decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas

400

Ethnic Group

A community or population made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent

400

Infant Mortality Rate

The number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births

400

Carrying Capacity

A species' average population size in a particular habitat

400

GNP (Gross National Product)

The total value of all finished goods and services produced by a country's citizens in a given financial year

400

Metropolitan Area

a core area containing a large population nucleus

500

Cultural Heart

The sites for the creation of customs, innovations, and ideologies that changed the world

500

Rate of Natural Increase

The difference between the number of births and the number of deaths recorded over a period

500

Landlocked

Almost or entirely surrounded by land

500

GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

A measurement that seeks to capture a country's economic output

500

Per Capita Income

A measure of the amount of money earned per person in a nation or geographic region