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Human geography
Population, Migration, Economics,Political systems
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Geography
6th Grade
08/24/2012

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Population
Definition
total number of people in an area
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population distribution
Definition
the way population is spread out over an area
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Demography
Definition
Science that studies population distribution
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Population density
Definition
The average number of people per square mile or square km
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Birthrate
Definition
number of live births each years per 1000 people
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death rate
Definition
the number of deaths per 1000 people
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migration
Definition
movement of people from one place or region to another
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immigrants
Definition
people who move into one country from another.
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urbanization
Definition
the movement of people to cities, and the growth of cities.
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rural
Definition
located in the countryside
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urban
Definition
located in cities and towns
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economy
Definition
a system in which people make, exchange, and use things that have value.
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producers
Definition
owners or workers
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consumers
Definition
people who buy or use the products
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capitalism
Definition
an economic system in which individuals own most of the business
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communism
Definition
economic system in which the govenment owns factories, farms, and offices
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developed nation
Definition
nation with many industries and advanced technology
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developing mation
Definition
nation with few industries and simple technology
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government
Definition
a body that makes and enforces laws
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state
Definition
region that shares a government
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dependency
Definition
a region that belongs to another state
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nation-state
Definition
state that is independant of other states
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