Population and Migration Patterns and Processes Crossword

the pattern of people scattered over an area
the number of people within a given area
culture, economics, history, politics
climate, landforms, water bodies
the habitable parts of the world
measure of total population relative to land size
measure of the number of people within a given area divided by the total land area
measure of the number of people per arable (farmable) land
measure of the number of farmers per arable land
more laws, cities greater power/influence
more jobs, higher tax base, increase in poverty
more education, more health care, greater diversity (language/culture), more crime
deforestation, less space/room, pollution, natural resource depletion
the number of people an area can sustain without critically straining its resources
provides a visual representation of a population in terms of age and sex as well as a good indication of the dependency ratio within a country and is used to assess population growth and decline and to predict markets for goods/services
distinguished by a wide base
characterized by a rectangular shape
the base is smaller than previous cohorts
significant gaps in the pyramid, usually as a result of war, strict population policies, or other drastic events
birth rate minus death rate
the length of time for a population to double in size
gender empowerment, attitudes about family planning, contraception, marrying age and family size
religion/morality, ethnicity, values/attitudes, gender empowerment
government policies, gender empowerment, conflicts/war
MDC/LDC, education level, employment opportunity, nutrition, health care, gender empowerment