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Population
Population & Movement
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Scientists who study human populations | Demographers |
| Using up resources is one of the negative effects of ___? | rapid population growth |
| Earth's population growth 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 settled is called ____. | population density |
| causes of migration that push people to leave their homes are called ____? | push factors |
| A _____ is one example of a pull factor. | supply of good jobs |
| ______ and _______ are two problems created by urbanization. | slums : suburban sprawl |
| People who live in poor overcrowded urban areas, or _____, are unable to meet their basic 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 birth and death rates |
| The number of live births per 1000 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 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 to urban areas |
| Why do many people move from rural areas to urban areas? | to find jobs in factories and other businesses |
| The number of deaths per one thousand people in a year. | death rate |
| How people spread out over an area of land is that areas _____. | distribution |
| _______ attract people to new countries. | pull factors |
| _________ have generally involved the forced movement of enslaved people. | involuntary migration |
| People in poor overcrowded neighborhoods, called ______, often live in shacks or run-down buildings. | slums |
| The movement of people from rural areas to urban areas is called ______. | urbanization |
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Tony Romo