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11-20 vocabulary words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Birthrate | The ratio of total live births to total population in a specified community or area over a specified period of time. |
| Death Rate | the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area. |
| Population Density | The number of individuals, such as inhabitants or housing units, per unit of area. |
| Urban | Characteristic of a city or town. |
| Rural | Characteristic of the countryside rather than the town. |
| Uninhabitable | Not capable of being lived in. |
| Capitalism | An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately or corporately owned and development is proportionate to the accumulation and reinvestment of profits gained in a free market. |
| Market Economy | An economy that operates by voluntary exchange in a free market and is not planned or controlled by a central authority. |
| Command Economy | An economy that is planned and controlled by a central administration. |
| Commercial Farming | a large-scale production of crops for sale, intended for widespread distribution to wholesalers or retail outlets. |