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population distribution the pattern in which humans are spread out on earth's surface
anthropocene the period in which humans activities have had the dominant influence on the environment
demography the statistical study of population and its change
eurasia a massive piece of land on earth that consists of Europe, with just under 10% of the human population, and asia, which accounts for almost 60% of humanity
ecumene the portion of earth's surface with permanent human settlement
population clusters heavily populated areas that illustrate the unevenness in global population distribution; geographers have identified four population clusters on earth; South Asia, east asia, southeast Asia, and europe
metacity a city with more than 20 million residents
megacity a city with more than 10 million residents
developed (or industrialized) country a country with an advanced economy and a high standard of living
developing (or industrializing) countries countries that are of relatively low income or economically poorer than developed countries
snow belt states located in the northern and Midwestern parts of the country
subelt states in coastal areas and the south and southwest
mean center of population the balancing point given the distribution of population
population density the average number of people per unit of land area
arithmetic (crude) density the average number of people per unit of land area (usually per square mile or kilometer)
physiological density the average number of people per unit area (a square mile or kilometer) of arable land
arable land land suitable for cultivation
agricultural density the number of farmers per unit of arable land
carrying capacity the number of people a particular environment or earth as a whole can support on a sustainable basis
human well-being the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy
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