Unit 2 Population and Migration Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: __________ are policies aimed to decrease the fertility rate of a given place.

• Antinatalist Policies

• Pronatalist Policies

• Immigration Policies

• Economic Policies

Fill in the blank: __________ is someone who migrates to another country in hopes of being recognized as a refugee.

• Asylum Seeker

• Tourist

• Citizen

• Ambassador

Fill in the blank: __________ is a spike in birth rates, typically occurring after a period of conflict.

• Baby Boom

• Great Depression

• Industrial Revolution

• Cold War

Fill in the blank: __________ is the end of a baby boom, lasting until boomers reach childbearing age.

• Baby Bust

• Population Explosion

• Generation X

• Echo Boom

Fill in the blank: __________ is a spike in birth rates once baby boomers have reached childbearing age.

• Baby Echo

• Silent Generation

• Millennial Boom

• Gen X Surge

Fill in the blank: __________ is a slowdown of births to a rate below the replacement level, which sometimes occurs during times of conflict, economic downturn, or due to cultural shifts.

• Birth Deficit

• Population Boom

• Fertility Surge

• Baby Boom

What is the term for the large-scale emigration of highly educated or skilled workers from a place, usually to seek better living and professional opportunities abroad?

• Brain Drain

• Reverse Migration

• Urban Sprawl

• Cultural Assimilation

What is the term for the largest number of people that the environment of a particular area can support?

• Carrying Capacity

• Population Density

• Birth Rate

• Ecological Footprint

What is the term for a survey that counts the population of a state, nation, or other geographic region?

• Census

• Referendum

• Poll

• Audit

What is the term for migration in which individuals follow the migratory path of preceding friends or family members to an existing community?

• Chain Migration

• Step Migration

• Forced Migration

• Circular Migration