Human Geography and Migration Flashcards
Grade 10 · Social Studies · Flashcards
12 key terms for mastering human geography and migration in Grade 10.
Flashcards
- Push Factor
- Negative condition driving people to leave: war, famine, poverty, discrimination, natural disaster.
- Pull Factor
- Positive condition attracting migrants: jobs, safety, family networks, political freedom.
- Emigrant / Immigrant
- Emigrant = person leaving their country. Immigrant = that same person arriving in a new country.
- Refugee
- Person forced to flee their country due to war, persecution, or disaster; protected under the 1951 Refugee Convention.
- Internally Displaced Person (IDP)
- Someone forced from their home but who remains within their country's borders.
- Urbanization
- Process of people moving from rural to urban areas; over 56% of the world lives in cities as of 2023.
- Population Density
- Number of people per unit of land area; high in river valleys and coastlines, low in deserts and polar regions.
- Population Pyramid
- Graph showing age/gender breakdown of a population; wide base = growing; narrow base = aging/declining.
- Demographic Transition Model
- 4-stage model tracking how populations evolve from high to low birth and death rates as countries industrialize.
- Chain Migration
- Pattern where migrants follow family or community members to a specific destination, reinforcing migration streams.
- Diaspora
- A group of people who have dispersed from their original homeland and live in multiple countries while maintaining cultural ties.
- Megacity
- An urban area with a population exceeding 10 million people; examples include Tokyo, Delhi, Shanghai, and Mexico City.
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