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Human Geo Vocab
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Term | Definition |
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death rate | is the number of deaths compared to the total number of individuals in a population at a given time |
birthrate | is the number of babies born compared to the total number of indivivduals in a population at a given time |
doubling time | the number of years it takes a population to double in size based on current growth rate |
population distribution | geoghraphic pattern of where people live |
population density | the average number of people living within a square mile or a square kilometer |
urban | areas that are densely populated |
rural | sparsely populated |
emigrate | to leave ones home to live in another place |
immigrate | to enter and live in a new country |
refugees | people who flee their home because of violence,war,or percucution |
urbanization | happens when cities grow larger and spread into surrounding areas |
megalopolis | a huge city or cluster of cities with an extremely larger population |