a description of where something is in relation to other things

how well two locations are tied together by roads or other links

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how quickly and easily people in one location can interact with people in another location

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characteristics of the immediate location (soil type, labor force, human structures)

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location of a place relative to other places and its surroundings

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the way we perceive a place, differs depending on the

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A group of places in the same area that share a characteristic

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the study of the spatial characteristics of humans and human activity

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The study of spatial characteristics of various elements of the physical environment. (ex: weather, climate, ecosystems, volcanoes)

when there is no emotional tie inspired by the place

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name of a place

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degree of nearness

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lessing the time distance between places because of improvements in transportation and communication

Interactions between locations

when things are farther apart they are usually less well connected

The number of something in a given area

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number of people per square mile

phenomena are connected, related, or associated with one another, NOT CAUSATION

Landforms and climate are the most powerful forces shaping human behavior and the development of societies

there are limitations on the effects of the natural environment with more focus on the role human culture plays

pattern of human settlement

measure of the average populations per square mile or kilometer of an area

inhabited land

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regions between 30* N and 60* N and between 30* S and 60* S

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hierarchical division of people into groups based on factors such as economic status, power, ethnicity, or religion

diving a region's population by total area

dividing population by amount of arable land

land suitable for growing crops

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the population that a region can support without significant environmental deterioration

compares the number of farmers to the area of arable land

an area having more people than it can support

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shows the number of people in a certain age group by gender

age group

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when birth rates spike

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when birth rates drop

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a value comparing the working to non working parts of a population

people 15-64

under 15, over 64

the number of live births per year for each 1000 people

the average number of children who would be born per woman (15-49) of that group in a country, assuming every woman lived through her childbearing years

programs that decrease or discourage the number of births

programs that increase or encourage the number of births

the number of years the average person will live

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the number of children who die before their first birthday

how many deaths occur in a population per 1000 people

the percentage at which a country's population is growing (CBR-CDR)/10 (add a %)

people who move into the country

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people who move out of a country

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how long it takes a country's population to double

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Describes the transition of a country from high birth and death rates to lower birth and death rates as it develops economically.

factors that pull people to a country/region/area

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Manufactures opened factories in the Sun Belt, farmers moved to cities in China

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Salt Lake City provided an isolated sanctuary for Mormons, safety in new countries

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Movement to CA to look for jobs, resettled to cities around Japan

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US offering asylum to refugees of Cuba, India offers refuge to Tibet and allowed them to set up a government in exile

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US had land in the West, MDC have aging populations and need workers

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not enough money to get to a destination

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Migrant gets married along migration route and settles

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Migrant can't get a visa to enter the country

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Migrant can't cross ocean or mountain

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Migrants usually travel short distances. If two places are far apart, it's less likely people will migrate between them (distance decay).

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Migrants will mostly migrate to large urban areas (Gravity model of migration).

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Migrants reach their destination through a series of smaller moves (step migration).

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Often after Industrial Revolutions, less farming opportunities, move to cities.

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Migration flows produce movement in the opposite direction.

Migrants are younger adults

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Most international migrants are males and internal migrants are females.

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