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Geography
6th Grade
01/27/2011

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Term
to move to another country
Definition
emigrate
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people who flee to another country for refuge from persection or disaster
Definition
refugee
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people spread across the land
Definition
population distribution
Term
What percent of the earth is land
Definition
30%
Term
1/2 of the land is not useful to what
Definition
Humans
Term
people look for what three things in land
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water,good land,and favorable climate
Term
population density is
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the average number of people living in a square mile
Term
what does population density give an idea about
Definition
how crowded a place is
Term
egypt- 153 people per square mile but ____% of egypt people live within ____ miles of what. 
Definition

(1)99%

(2)20

(3)nile river

Term
they live near the nile why
Definition
because its a source of food,water,and transportation
Term
the movement of people from villages and farms to the cites
Definition
urbanization
Term
why do they urbanize
Definition
mainly to find jobs
Term
developed countries are
Definition
countries that are industralized
Term
devolping countries are
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countries working towards industrialization
Term
what are devolping countries economies based on
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agriculture
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demographers are people are who study
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population
Term

1800-857________

1900-1.7________

2000-over 6________

Definition

million

billion

billon

Term
the number of children born each year for every 1000 people
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is birthrate
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the number of deaths for eavery 1000 people
Definition
deathrate
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population growth occurs when
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more people are born then are dieing
Term
growth rates are high in devloping countries because
Definition
 better health care,living conditions,&a desire for large familys
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