AP HUG - Unit #2 Population and Migration

A factor that leaves one with no choice but to leave one's current home (especially parental home), country, region, organization, or religion.

• environmental
• distribution
• pull factor
• push factor

the act of leaving one's country or region with the intent to settle permanently in another. It is the same as immigration but from the perspective of the country of origin. 

• emigration
• migration
• immigration
• routes

Which from the following is NOT a push factor?

• Political instability
• Natural hazards
• Job opportunities
• Disease

The scientific study of populations 

• Demography
• Population studies 
• Geography
• Ecology 

Difference between birth and death rates 

• Mortality 
• Fertility 
• Doubling time 
• Natural Increase

Rate of deaths 

• Mortality 
• Fertility 
• Longevity 
• Durability 

Which of the follow best describes assimilation? 

• being able to buy a business
• working on a farm
• changing religious beliefs
• adopting a new way of life

Which of the following best describes a refugee?

• One who is fleeing to save their life
• One who has been banished from their country
• One who is a criminal
• One who is leaving their family behind 

The ____ of an area might be expressed as 26.8 people per square mile.

• population pyramid
• population density
• infrastructure
• GNP

The ____ is a statistic that shows the number of live births per thousand population.

• birthrate
• fertility rate
• mortality rate
• rate of natural increase