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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Demographers are scientists who study... | human population |
| Using up resources is one of the negative effects of... | rapid population growth |
| Earth's population has grown rapidly in recent years because the ________ is higher than the death rate. | birth rate |
| A country's _________ is the total number of people living within its borders. | population |
| The world's population is distributed _______ on Earth's surface. | unevenly |
| A tool used to describe how thickly or thinly an area is seetled is called... | population density |
| Causes of migration that push people to leave their home country are called... | push factors |
| A _____ is one example of a pull factor. | supply of good jobs |
| _______ and ________ are two problems created by urbanization. | slums; surburban sprawl |
| People who live in poor, overcrowded urban areas, or ________, are unable to meet their basis needs | slums |
| One cause for the rapid population growth since the Industrial Revolution is ________. | better medical care |
| Rapid population growth can result in large increases in the infant mortality rate if there is ________. | a shortage of clean food and water |
| How do demographers measure the rate at which a population is growing? | by comparing the birth and death rates |
| The number of live births per 1,000 people in a year is known as the... | birth rate |
| When a person moves from one country to another, they ______ from their home country. | emigrate |
| What is a main reason that people migrate within a country? | to find jobs |
| How does the process of urbanization occur in many parts of the world? | people move from rural areas to urban areas |
| Why do people move from rural areas to urban areas? | to find jobs in fctories and other businesses |
| The _______ is the number of deaths per 1,000 people in a year. | death rate |
| How people are spread out over an area of land is that area's _________. | population distribution |
| _________ attract people to new countries. | pull factors |
| _________ have generally involved the forced movement of enslaved people. | invouluntary migration |
| People in poor, overcrowded neighbohoods, called _______, ofte live in shacks or run-down buildings. | slums |
| The movement of people from rural areas areas to urban areas is called _________. | urbanization |
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