| Question |
Answer |
| agricultural density |
the total rural population divided by the amount of arable land |
| birth rate |
the number of people who are born in a country |
| death rate |
the number of people who die in a country |
| confluence |
where two or more rivers come together |
| demography |
the study of population trends |
| epidemic |
a widespread disease over a small geographic area |
| fall line |
an area on a river where boats can no longer go upriver because of cataracts, waterfalls, or rapids |
| genocide |
to kill people of a different ethnicity or religion |
| gross domestic product |
the sum total of all goods and services produced within a country in a year |
| immigration |
to move into a country either legally or illegally |
| infant mortality |
how many babies die at birth or within the first few years of life |
| literacy rate |
how many people can read or write |
| megalopolis |
a series of cities that become interconnected through urban sprawl |
| migration |
to move from one place to another place |
| pandemic |
an epidemic over a wide geographic area |
| physiological density |
the total population divided by the amount of arable land |
| population density |
a mathematical equation of the number of people who live per square mile or kilometer |
| population distribution |
a rough idea of where people live in a country using relative location |
| refugee |
someone who flees from a war, conflict, or political or religious persecution |
| rural |
countryside |
| site |
the physical location of a city |
| situation |
the location of a city in regards to surrounding economic, political, or topographic factors |
| urban |
city |
| urban sprawl |
when cities become bigger and spread out over a wide area |
| urbanization |
when people move into cities |
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