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NHS Ch 5 Vocab WGH
Human Geography
Question | Answer |
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demography | is the statistical study of human populations |
population density | the average number of people living in an area |
birthrate | the number of live births each year for every 1000 people living in a place |
death rate | the number of deaths each year for every 1000 people living in a place |
emigrant | a person that leaves a country to live somewhere else |
migration | the process of moving from one place to another to live |
immigrants | people who come to a new country to live |
push factors | factors that cause people to leave a location |
pull factors | cause to leave a location |
refugees | people who have been forced to leave an area |
culture | includes all features of a people's way of life |
culture traits | activities and behaviors that people often take part in |
culture region | an area in which people have many shared culture traits |
ethnic groups | a human population that shares a common culture or ancestry |