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humangeovocabulary
social studies
Term | Definition |
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deathrate | the number of deaths compared to the total number of people in a population at a given time. |
birthrate | the number of babies born compared to the total number of people in a population a given time. |
doubling time | the number of years it takes a population to double in size based on it's current growth rate. |
population distribution | the geographic pattern of where people live. |
population density | the average number of people living within a square mile or a square kilometer. |
urban | describes an area that is densely populated. |
rural | describes an area that is lightly populated. |
emigrate | to leave ones home to live in another time. |
immigrate | to enter and live in a new country. |
refugee | a person who flees a country because of violence,war,persecution,or disaster. |
urbanization | when a city grows larger and spreads into nearby areas. |
megalois | a huge city or cluster of cities with an extremly large population. |