APHUG Key Terms
Culture-Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.
Density-The population of a country or region expressed as an average per
unit area.
Diffusion-The spread of an idea through physical movement from one place to
another.
Distribution-The arrangement of features in space.
Crude Birth Rate-The total number of live births in a year for every 1000
people alive in society.
Crude Death Rate-The total number of deaths in a year for every 1000 people
in society.
Demography-The scientific study of population characteristics.
Infant Mortality Rate-The total number of annual deaths among infants under
1 year old for every 1000 live births in a society.
Natural Increase Rate-The percentage growth of a population in a year
computed as the CBR - CDR.
Population Pyramid-A bar graph that displays a country's population by age
and gender.
Asylum Seeker-A person who has left their home country as a political
refugee and is seeking asylum in another.
, Chain Migration-The social process by which immigrants from a particular
town follow one another to a different city.
Immigration-Migration to a location.
Pull Factor-Positive conditions that induce people to new locations from other
areas.
Push Factor-Negative conditions that induce people to leave their abode and
migrate to a new location.
Refugees-People who have fled their country because of political persecution
and seek asylum in another country.
Custom-The frequent repetition of an act to the extent that it becomes
characteristic of the group of people performing the act.
Folk Culture-Culture practiced by a small homogenous rural group living in
isolation.
Popular Culture-Culture found in a large heterogenous society that shares
certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics.
Habit-Repetitive act performed by an individual.
Dialect-A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling,
and pronunciation.
Lingua Franca-a common language used by speakers of different languages
Official Language-language adopted for use by the government for conduct of
business and publication of documents
Culture-Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.
Density-The population of a country or region expressed as an average per
unit area.
Diffusion-The spread of an idea through physical movement from one place to
another.
Distribution-The arrangement of features in space.
Crude Birth Rate-The total number of live births in a year for every 1000
people alive in society.
Crude Death Rate-The total number of deaths in a year for every 1000 people
in society.
Demography-The scientific study of population characteristics.
Infant Mortality Rate-The total number of annual deaths among infants under
1 year old for every 1000 live births in a society.
Natural Increase Rate-The percentage growth of a population in a year
computed as the CBR - CDR.
Population Pyramid-A bar graph that displays a country's population by age
and gender.
Asylum Seeker-A person who has left their home country as a political
refugee and is seeking asylum in another.
, Chain Migration-The social process by which immigrants from a particular
town follow one another to a different city.
Immigration-Migration to a location.
Pull Factor-Positive conditions that induce people to new locations from other
areas.
Push Factor-Negative conditions that induce people to leave their abode and
migrate to a new location.
Refugees-People who have fled their country because of political persecution
and seek asylum in another country.
Custom-The frequent repetition of an act to the extent that it becomes
characteristic of the group of people performing the act.
Folk Culture-Culture practiced by a small homogenous rural group living in
isolation.
Popular Culture-Culture found in a large heterogenous society that shares
certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics.
Habit-Repetitive act performed by an individual.
Dialect-A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling,
and pronunciation.
Lingua Franca-a common language used by speakers of different languages
Official Language-language adopted for use by the government for conduct of
business and publication of documents
