Human Geography Vocabulary Part 3

the murder of infants

the difference of average expected life spans between different groups of people, nations, races, etc.

annual number of deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes per 100,000 live births

the belief that inanimate objects, such as trees, rocks, and rivers, posses souls

religion; belief that enlightenment will come through knowledge, especially self knowledge, elimination of greed, craving, and desire, complete honesty, and never hurting another person or animal

religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus

a philosophy of ethnics, education, and public service based on the writings of Confucius

a religion that is particular to one culturally distinct group of people

a territory legally or politically attached to another territory with which is not physically contiguous

a territory whose geographical boundaries lie entirely within the boundaries of another territory

the interpretation of every word in the sacred text as literal truth

the Chinese art and science of the placement and orientation of tombs, dwellings, buildings, and cities

the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the birthplace of Muhammad

religion; unique in that it does not have a single founder, a single theology, or agreement on its origins

boundaries between the world's major faiths

religion; based on the teachings of Muhammad

an Indian religion that prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living things

religion; roots in the teachings of Abraham, who is credited with uniting his people to worship only one god

landscapes such as cemeteries that are only there because of the dead

the belief in a single god

belief in multiple gods

comprises the religious, institutional, and cultural elements of the most populace branch of the Latte Day Saint movement

hajj

a universalizing religion, which is an attempt to be global, to appeal to all people, wherever they may live in the world, not just those of one culture or location

the idea that after this life you will come back in another life either as a plant, animal, or a human

religious movement whose objectives are to return to the foundations of the faith and to influence state policy

religious fundamentalism carried to the point of violence

the origin and meaning of the names of religions

place or space people infuse with religious meaning

community faith in traditional societies in which people follow their shaman

the idea that ethical and moral standards should be formulated and adhered to for life on earth not to accommodate the prescriptions of a deity and promises of a comfortable afterlife

the system of Islamic law, based on varying degrees of interpretation of the Qu'ran

religion; located in japan and related to Buddhism; focuses particularly on nature and ancestor worship

religion; began in northern Inda; the principal belief is that faith in Vahiguru emphasizes faith in god

branch of Islam; orthodox/traditionalist; believe in the effectiveness of family and community in the solution of life's problems; accept traditions of Muhammad as authoritative

branch of Islam; Persian variation; believe in the infallibility and divine right to authority of the Imams, descendants of Ali

the development of a new form of culture trait by the fusion of two or more distinct parental elements

religion; based upon Tao-te-ching, a book by Lao-Tsu which focuses on the proper form of political rule and on the oneness of humanity and nature

a state whose government is under the control of a ruler who is deemed to be divinely guided, or of a group of religious leaders

belief system that espouses the idea that there is one true religion that is universal in scope

religion; based on the teachings of the prophet Zoroaster; founded in the eartly part of the 5th century BCE

a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a very high proportion of the population

The number of people per unit of area of arable land, which is land suitable for agriculture.

shows percentage of population in 5-year age groups, with the youngest group at the base of the pyramid and the oldest group at the top. The length of the bar represents the percentage of the total population in that group. Males are usually on the left and females on the right

The number of males per 100 females in the population.

The average number of children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years.

Medical technology invented in Europe and North America that is diffused to the poorer countries of Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Improved medical practices have eliminated many of the traditional causes of death in poorer countries and enabled more people to live longer and healthier lives.

The percentage growth of a population in a year, computed as the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate.

The number of a people in an area exceeds the capacity of the environment to support life at a decent standard of living.

The ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture

The time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering

The total number of people divided by the total land area.

an official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals

the total number of live births yearly per thousand people in a population

The total number of deaths yearly per 1,000 people in the population

the scientific study of population characteristics

A sequence of demographic changes in which a country moves from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates through time.

this is the tendency for growing population to continue growing after a fertility decline because of their young age distribution. This is important because once this happens a country moves to a different stage in the demographic transition model.

A sudden increase in the birth rate of a population

a model used in population geography that describes the ages and number of males and females within a given population; also called a population pyramid

The number of children born to an average woman in a population during her entire reproductive life

The number of people under the age of 15 and over age 64 (non-working), compared to the number of people active in the labor force.

the time required for a population to double in size assuming constant rate

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.

Branch of medical science concerned with the incidence, distribution, and control of diseases that affect large numbers of people.

The portion of Earth's surface occupied by permanent human settlement.

circumstances of too few people to sufficiently develop the resources of a country or region to improve the level of living of its inhabitants.

This is when the projection population shows exponential growth; sometimes shape as a j-curve. This is important because if the population grows exponential our resource use will go up exponential and so will our use as well as a greater demand for food and services.

Variation of population density over a particular geographic area. For example, a country has a high population density in its urban areas and a much lower population density in rural areas.

Regions grouped together by the stage of the demographic transition model that most countries in the region are in. Cape Verde (Africa) is in Stage 2 (High Growth), Chile (Latin America) is in Stage 3 (Moderate Growth), and Denmark (Europe) is in Stage 4 (Low Growth). This is important because it shows how different parts of the world are in different stages of the demographic transition

A population group unified by a specific common characteristic, such as age, and subsequently treated as a statistical unit.

the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area

the number of people per unit area of land

the rapid growth of the world's human population during the past century

a curve that depicts logistic growth; shape of an "S." The leveling off of a J-Curve exponential growth.

Large-scale emigration by talented people.

There are two types, contagious and hierarchical. Hierarchical is along high density areas that spread from urban to rural areas. Contagious is spread through the density of people. This is important in determining how the disease spread so you can predict how it will spread.

The average number of years an individual can be expected to live, given current social, economic, and medical conditions. Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn infant can expect to live.

practice of assessing the location and composition of particular populations.

a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone

This is an adaptation that has become less helpful than harmful. This relates to human geography because it has become less and less suitable and more of a problem or hindrance in its own right, as time goes on. Which shows as the world changes so do the things surrounding it

the effects of distance on interaction, generally the greater the distance the less interaction

when the birth rate equals the death rate

The formula that calculates population change. The formula finds the increase (or decrease) in a population. The formula is found by doing births minus deaths plus (or minus) net migration. This is important because it helps to determine which stage in the demographic transition model a country is in.

the ability to meet humanities current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs; the 3 components of sustainability are economy, environment, and society (culture)

a figure that describes the number of babies that die within the first year of their lives in a given population

A model that holds that the potential use of a service at a particular location is directly related to the number of people in a location and inversely related to the distance people must travel to reach the service.

the presence of a nearer opportunity that greatly diminishes the attractiveness of sites farther away

Conditions that draw people to another location (pull factors) or cause people to leave their homelands and migrate to another region (push factors)

largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support

the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area

The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures.

Number of people living in an area per a unit of measurement.

The result of death rates being higher than birth rates

how people distance themselves from one another

the government-required relocation of people away from overpopulated core regions to less crowded areas. (Indonesia has a policy of moving people away from Java.)

an official government strategy designed to affect any or all of several objectives including the size, composition, and distribution of population

movement in which people relocate in response to perceived opportunity; not forced.

Human migration flows in which the movers have no choice but to relocate.

People who are forced to migrate from their home country and cannot return for fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion.