Definitions for human geography

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Carrying Capacity – The maximum number of people that can be supported by the resources and technology of a given area.

Consumption – The resources goods and services used by a population. (MEDC’s consume more than LEDC’s)  

Death Rate – The number of deaths per 1000 inhabitants of a given population in a year, a measure of mortality.

Ethnic Cleansing – A euphemism for the actions of one ethnic or religious group forcing another such group to flee their homes, either by eviction or through fear and intimidation. (E.g. Hitler, Aborigines)    

Migration - The permanent or semi-permanent movement of people from one place to another. The balance between the rivals in, and departures from an area impacts on change.

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In general terms migration refers to people moving for more than a year. Whereas circulation involves movement for a short term.

Circulation – Can be daily, (e.g. going to work)  

Migration – International migration can be forced or voluntary, National migration can be to do with rural or urban.

Criteria for migration – 1) Scale, 2) Distance, 3) Direction, 4) Volume,

5) Cause, 6) Motivation, 7) Nature of the decision making process.

Human Development Index (HDI) – This is a measure of national measurement to make international comparisons, it is based on three variables. ...

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