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Social Studies Test
Core Concepts Pt. 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Death Rate | number of deaths per 1,000 people in a year |
| Birth Rate | number of live births per 1,000 people in a year |
| Infant Mortality Rate | number of infant deaths per 1,000 births |
| Migration | movement of people from one place to another |
| Immigrate | to migrate into a place |
| Emigrate | to migrate out of a place |
| Push Factor | cause of migration that pushes people to leave their home country |
| Pull Factor | cause of migration that pulls, or attracts, people to new countries |
| Demographer | scientist who studies human population |
| Population Distribution | measure of the number of people per unit of land |
| Population Density | spreading of people over an area of land |
| Slum | poor, overcrowded urban neighborhood |
| Rural | settlement in the country |
| Urban | located in the cities |
| Urbanization | movement of people |
| Suburban Sprawl | spread of suburbs away from the core city |