#2 Population and Migration

Distribution

• The arrangement of something across Earth's surface.
• The Study of human population characteristics
• movement in which people relocate in response to perceived opportunity; not forced.
• The yearly number of births or deaths per 1,000 people.

Arithmetic Density

• The total number of people divided by the total land area. The total number of people living in a certain area.
• The arrangement of something across Earth's surface.
• migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there
• a model of how the size of a population changes as a country develops its economy. Made up of 5 stages.

Physiological Density

• The number of people per unit of area of arable land, which is land suitable for agriculture.
• The total number of people divided by the total land area. The total number of people living in a certain area.
• The scientific study of population characteristics.
• Starvation is the inevitable result of population growth, because the population increases at a geometric rate while food supply can only increase arithmetically

Agricultural Density

• The ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture
• The number of people per unit of area of arable land, which is land suitable for agriculture.
• The arrangement of something across Earth's surface.
• According to Boserup as a society develops and progresses it uses its agricultural land more and more efficiently.

Political Factors

• Government types, laws, policies, treaties, agreements. wars/conflicts, alliances, etc. in a country or between countries
• The ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture
• The total number of people divided by the total land area. The total number of people living in a certain area.
• The theory that says that there is a distinct cause of death in each stage of the demographic transition model. It can help explain how a country's population changes so dramatically.

Social factors

• Family structure, education levels, ethnicity, religious beliefs, healthcare, social classes, employment, women v. men, etc.
• Government types, laws, policies, treaties, agreements. wars/conflicts, alliances, etc. in a country or between countries
• The number of people per unit of area of arable land, which is land suitable for agriculture.
• The total number of people divided by the total land area. The total number of people living in a certain area.

Environmental Factors

• Natural resources, climate, site factors, natural hazards, Rural v. Urban v. Suburban, etc. that affect the way people live.
• Family structure, education levels, ethnicity, religious beliefs, healthcare, social classes, employment, women v. men, etc.
• The ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture
• The number of people per unit of area of arable land, which is land suitable for agriculture.

Economic factors

• Job types, level of wealth of a country or place, labor force, amount of agriculture, industry and services, etc.
• Natural resources, climate, site factors, natural hazards, Rural v. Urban v. Suburban, etc. that affect the way people live.
• Government types, laws, policies, treaties, agreements. wars/conflicts, alliances, etc. in a country or between countries
• The ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture

demographic factors

• Characteristics such as age, marital status, gender, ethnicity, and occupation that help to describe or classify a person as a member of a group.
• Job types, level of wealth of a country or place, labor force, amount of agriculture, industry and services, etc.
• Family structure, education levels, ethnicity, religious beliefs, healthcare, social classes, employment, women v. men, etc.
• Government types, laws, policies, treaties, agreements. wars/conflicts, alliances, etc. in a country or between countries

Site factors

• Result from the unique characteristics of a location, the physical features and conditions in a place as well as the human created features of the landscape.
• Characteristics such as age, marital status, gender, ethnicity, and occupation that help to describe or classify a person as a member of a group.
• Natural resources, climate, site factors, natural hazards, Rural v. Urban v. Suburban, etc. that affect the way people live.
• Family structure, education levels, ethnicity, religious beliefs, healthcare, social classes, employment, women v. men, etc.