AP HUG Unit 2 Review

Brain drain

• emigration of talented and smart people

• immigration of skilled workers

• migration of unskilled labor

• transfer of technology between countries

A typical feature of stage three in the Demographic Transition Model

• High birth rates and high death rates

• Declining birth rates and low death rates

• Stable birth rates and fluctuating death rates

• Increasing birth rates and decreasing death rates

Has allowed the human population to explode in recent years

• Advances in public health and medical care

• Increased agricultural productivity

• Urbanization and migration

• Technological advancements in communication

Individuals who have sought international protection and whose claims for refugee status have not yet been determined

• Asylum Seekers

• Refugees

• Immigrants

• Tourists

Pronatalist policies

• Policies that discourage population growth

• Term for policies that encourage people to have more children

• Policies that promote immigration

• Regulations on family planning

Negative conditions and perceptions that induce people to leave their abode and migrate to a new locale

• Pull Factors

• Push Factors

• Economic Opportunities

• Cultural Attractions

Brain gain

• The large-scale immigration of talented people

• The emigration of unskilled workers

• The increase in local job opportunities

• The rise of educational institutions in a region

Xenophobia

• The fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers

• A strong dislike for technology

• An intense love for one's own country

• A belief in the superiority of one's own race

Wet Lands

• Climate region receives high levels of precipitation

• Climate region characterized by low temperatures

• Climate region with minimal rainfall

• Climate region with frequent droughts

The three methods geographers use to calculate population density

• Arithmetic, physiological, and agricultural

• Geometric, statistical, and demographic

• Urban, rural, and suburban

• Historical, cultural, and economic