AP HUG Unit 2 Review

Front

What term describes the maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely?

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Carrying capacity

Front

Which term refers to people who move into a country to live there permanently?

Back

Immigrants

Front

What is the term for policies that encourage people to have more children?

Back

Pronatalist policies

Front

Which term describes the fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers?

Back

Xenophobia

Front

What is the term for the movement of people back to their place of origin?

Back

Return migration

Front

What has allowed the human population to explode in recent years?

Back

Advances in public health and medical care

Front

What is a characteristic of many of the world's oldest countries' populations today?

Back

Developing 'greying' populations

Front

What are the two types of migration mentioned?

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Voluntary and involuntary

Front

What are some physical factors that influence the distribution of human populations?

Back

Climate, landforms, water bodies

Front

Which human factors influence the distribution of population? Options: Climate, landforms, water bodies; Culture, economies, history, politics; Technology, education, health; Language, religion, art

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Culture, economies, history, politics