APHG Unit 2 Vocab

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Agricultural Density

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The ratio of the number of farmers to the amount of arable land.

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Anti-natalist

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A government policy concerned with limiting population growth.

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Arithmetic Density

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The total number of people divided by the total land area.

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Asylum Seeker

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Someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of receiving sanctuary due to political or cultural threats in their home country.

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Crude Birth Rate (CBR)

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The total number of live births in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society.

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Carrying Capacity

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The largest population that an environment can support at any given time.

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Chain Migration

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Migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there.

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Crude Death Rate (CDR)

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The total number of deaths in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society.

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Demographics

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Statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within the population.

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Demographic Transition Model

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A model of how the size of a population changes as a country develops its economy and becomes more urban.