Unit 1&2 Vocabulary Flashcard

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The average number of years an individual can be expected to live, given current social, economic, and medical conditions.

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Life expectancy

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

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Arithmetic density

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A series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufactured goods.

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Industrial Revolution

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An area organized around a node or focal point.

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Functional Region

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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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Chain migration

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The difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration.

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Net migration

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Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope.

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Globalization

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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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Crude Birth Rate

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Permanent movement compelled usually by cultural factors.

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Forced Migration

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The spread of a feature or trend among people from one area to another in a snowballing process.

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Expansion diffusion