1. Chapter 1 Sections 2 & 3 Key Terms Review…

2. Cultural Landscape  The visible, material expression of human settlement, past and present. It may be tangible or intangible. The global cultural landscape is very heterogeneous.  Antonym – physical landscape  P. 13

3. Scale Analysis  Scale refers to your point of view or the scope of your observations as you are analyzing something…it may be broad or very specific (“global to local”).  Synonym: perspective  P. 14 - 15

4. Rate of Natural Increase  “RNI”  Depicts the annual growth rate for a country or region as a percentage increase. Calculated by subtracting the # of deaths from the # of births in a given year.  SYNONYM: Population growth  Text p. 18

5. TOTAL FERTILITY RATE…  Abbreviated “TFR”  Measures the fertility of a population by calculating the average # of children a woman will have in her child bearing years.  SYNONYM: reproduction rate  Text – p.19

6. POPULATION DENSITY…  This is a measure of how crowded a place is (city; nation; state, etc). It measures the average # of people per square mile.  SYNONYM: crowdedness  TEXT PAGE: Not specifically defined in text, however, we will study various types of pop. Density throughout the year in various chapters…this one you probably had to look up!

7. DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION  Definition – CHECKING changes in birth and death rates over time and factoring in the rate of urbanization as well.  SENTENCE USE: A government can use a dem. Trans. Model to predict/plan/monitor its rate of urbanization.  P. 20

8. MIGRATION  The MASS MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE WITHIN, INTO OR OUT OF A REGION.  Synonym – immigration  P. 20

9. REFUGEES  DEFINITION: people who migrate to escape civil or ethnic or religious persecution.  SYNONYM: displaced people  Text p. 21  UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

10. URBANIZED POPULATION   The percentage of the total population that lives in cities.   Antonym – rural population   Text - P. 23  Related term: Urban primacy

11. OVERURBANIZATION…   Occurs when the urban population grows more quickly than the support services available to them (housing, transportation, waste disposal, & water supply).   Sentence use: The slum of Dharavi is a good example of overurbanization in India b/c the gov. is unable to provide adequate services for its inhabitants.  P. 23

12. SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS   Illegal developments of makeshift housing on land that is not owned or rented by the inhabitants.  Synonym – slums  P. 24  Slum Dwellers Info Slum Dwellers Info Slum Dwellers Info

13. “Youthfulness of a population…”   Consider this quote:   “It seems possible that a society in which the proportion of young people is diminishing will become dangerously unprogressive, falling behind other communities not only in technical efficiency & economic welfare, but in intellectual & artistic achievement as well.”