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Checked Vocab IV
page 509, column II
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custom | the frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act |
demographic transition | the process of change in a society's population from a condition of high crude birth and death rates and low rate of natural increase to a condition of low crude birth and death rates, low rate of natural increase, and a higher total population |
demography | the scientific study of population characteristics |
denomination | a division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations in a single legal and administrative body |
density | the frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area |
density gradient | the change in density in an urban area from the center to the periphery |
dependency ratio | the number of people under the age of 15 and over age 64, compared to number of people active in the labor force |
development | a process of improvement in the material conditions of people through diffusion of knowledge and technology |