Unit 4 Visual VocabularyGilbert

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

VS

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!!!