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Chapter 4
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| population density | is the number of organisms per unit area. |
| dispersion | another characteristics of a population |
| density-independent factor | any factor in the environment that does not depend on the number of members in a population per unit area. |
| density-dependent factor | any factor in the environment that depends on the number of members in a population per unit area. |
| population growth rate | how fast a given population grows |
| emigration | is the term ecologists use to describe the number of individuals moving away from a population |
| immigration | is the term ecologists use to describe the number of individuals moving into a population |
| carrying capacity | the maximum number of individuals in a species that an environment can support for the long term |
| demography | the study of human population size,density,distribution,movement,and birth and death rates |
| demographic transition | this change in a population from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates |
| zero population growth (ZPG) | |
| age structure |