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Making Connections 2
Unit 4, Reading 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| financial | relating to money |
| according to | as shown by something or as said by someone |
| restrict | limit the size or number of something |
| agriculture | farming |
| demography | the study of human populations |
| trend | the way a situation is developing or changing |
| existing | current; present |
| explosion | a large and sudden increase |
| figure | a number |
| hygiene | the practice of keeping yourself and things around you clean in order to prevent disease |
| penalty | a punishment for breaking a law or a rule |
| population | the number of people in a city, country, or other area |
| replace | to take the place or someone or something |
| retired | no longer working, usually after reaching a certain age |
| single | not married |
| support | provide money, food, and other things necessary for life |
| take seriously | believe someone is important and deserves attention |