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Reid 6 Population
Population Growth 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| demographer | scientist who studies human populations |
| birth rate | number of live births per 1,000 people in a year |
| death rate | number of deaths per 1,000 people in a year |
| infant mortality rate | number of infant deaths per 1,000 births |
| population distribution | spreading of people over an area of land |
| population density | measure of the number of people per unit of land |
| migration | movement of people from one place to another |
| emigrate | to migrate out of a place |
| immigrate | to migrate into 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 |
| urban | located in cities |
| rural | settlement in the country |
| urbanization | movement of people from rural to urban areas |
| slum | poor, overcrowded urban neighborhood |
| suburban sprawl | spread of suburbs away from the core city |