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Physical Geography Lesson 1 The World's People

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