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    Unit 2: Human Geography

    Vocabulary

    In your own words, write a Definition and provide an Example for each of the following
    vocabulary terms from Unit 2: Human Geography.

    1.​ Demographic Transition Model (DTM)

    a.​ Identify the characteristics of each stage of the DTM and provide examples of
    countries that belong to each stage (Stage 1-5)

    2.​ Natural Increase Rate (NIR)

    Natural increase The difference between the number of live births and deaths generally
    over a year.

    3.​ Birth Rate: The ratio between the number of births in the year and the average total
    population of that year

    4.​ Death Rate: The ratio between deaths and individuals ina specified population and time
    period.

    5.​ Infant Mortality Rate: The number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births.

    6.​ Life Expectancy:The number of yeras a person is expected to live based on the average.

    7.​ Literacy Rate: The percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and
    write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

    8.​ Status of Women: A term that describes women's situation in both absolute terms and in
    terms relative to men.

    9.​ Population Pyramid: A graphthat shows the distribution of ages across a population
    divided down the center between male and female.

    10.​Population Density: The concentration of individuals within a species in a specific


    geographic locale.
    11.​Arable Land: Land worked regularly, generally under a system of crop rotation.

    12.​Habitable: Suitable and fit for a person to live in.

    13.​Carrying Capacity: A species' average population size in a particular habitat.

    14.​Per Capita Income: A measure of the amount of money earned per person in a
    nation or geographic region.
    15.​Gross Domestic Product (GDP): Represents the total dollar value of all goods and
    services made in a country in a given period.

    16.​Purchasing Power Parity (PPP): A money conversion rate used to express the
    purchasing powers of different currencies in common units.

    17.​Gross National Product (GNP): The total value of the goods and services made by a
    countries economy.
    18.​Gross National Income (GNI): The total amount of money earned by a nations people
    and businesses.

    19.​Push and Pull Factors: Push factors “push” people away from their home and include
    things like war. Pull factors “pull” people to a new home and include things like better
    opportunities.

    20.​Human Migration: The movement of people from one place to in the world to another.

    21.​Immigration: The process of moving to a new country or region with the intention of
    staying and living there.

    22.​Emigration: leaving one country to move to another.

    23.​Refugee: People who have fled war, violence or conflict and tried to cross then border to
    find safety.

    24.​Internally Displaced Person (IDP): Someone who is forced to leave their home but
    who remains within their country's borders.
    25.​Human Development Index (HDI): A summary composite measure of a countries
    average achievements in three basic aspects of human health and standerd of life.

    26.​Developed Country:

    27.​Developing Country

    28.​Census

    29.​J-Shaped Growth Curve

    30.​Subsistence Agriculture

    31.​Cottage Industry

    32.​Commercial Agriculture

    33.​Commercial Industries

    34.​Multi-National Corporation

    35.​Government

    36.​Democracy

    a.​ Direct Democracy

    b.​ Representative Democracy

    37.​Monarchy

    a.​ Absolute Monarchy

    b.​ Constitutional Monarchy


    38.​Theocracy

    39.​Dictatorship

    40.​Totalitarianism

    41.​Anarchy

    42.​Standard of Living

    43.​Economy

    44.​Supply and Demand

    45.​Government Involvement

    46.​Price

    47.​Quantity

    48.​Ownership

    49.​Types of Economic Systems

    a.​ Traditional Economy

    b.​ Free Enterprise (Market) Economy

    c.​ Communist (Command) Economy

    d.​ Socialist (Mixed) Economy

    50.​Economic Activity

    51.​Economic Sectors

    a.​ Primary Economic Activity

    b.​ Secondary Economic Activity

    c.​ Tertiary Economic Activity

    d.​ Quaternary Economic Activity

    52.​Levels of Development

    a.​ Less Developed

    b.​ Newly Industrialized

    c.​ More Developed

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