Unit 4 Visual Vocabulary Gilbert
Population The total number of people who live in a specific place
Population Density Shows the average of how many people are living per sq mile or kilometer
Migration The process of relocating to a new region or place
Pull Factors Things the attract people to migrate to a new region (Money, jobs, resources, etc)
Push Factors This that cause people to leave and migrate to a new region (War, bad economy, harsh government, etc)
Refugee A person who flees their country for safety
Immigrant A person who leaves one country and settles in another
Government An organization set up to make and enforce rules for a society.
Demographers Geographers who study the characteristics of human population.
Rural Areas that relate to the country or farms.
Urban Refers to cities
Economy A system for producing and exchanging goods and services among a group of people.
Habitable Lands Areas of land that are suitable for human living VSVS
Democracy A government in which the citizens make political decisions either directly or through elected representatives
Monarchy A type of government in which a ruling family headed by a king or queen holds political power
Dictatorship A state of government ruled by a leader with ABSOULTE POWER!!!