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Population Vocabulary
Earth's human geography
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Geography
6th Grade
10/19/2010

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Term
population
Definition
total number of people
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population distribution
Definition

the way population is

spread out over Earth

Term
demographers
Definition
study the populations of the world
Term
population density
Definition

the average number of people

who live in a square mile

Term
birthrate
Definition

the number of live births each year

per 1,000 births

Term
death rate
Definition

the number of deaths each year

per 1,000 people

Term
life expectancy
Definition

the average number of years

that people live

Term
Green Revolution
Definition

changes in agriculture 

that greatly increased

the world's food supply

Term
migration
Definition

when people move

from one place to another

Term
immigrants
Definition

people who leave one country 

and move to another

Term
"push-pull" theory
Definition

a theory demographers use

to explain immigration:

people migrate because things

"push" them to leave

and the hope for better living conditions "pulls" people to a country

Term
urbanization
Definition

the movement of people to cities 

and the growth of cities

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rural areas
Definition
villages in the countryside
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urban areas
Definition
cities and nearby towns
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