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Human Studies 5Vocab
Chapter 5 World Geo Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Define "demography" | the study of stats (births, deaths, income, etc.) that illustrates change. |
Define "population" | an average number of people living in an area. |
Define "birthrate" | the ratio of lives birthed to the population over a period of time. |
Define "death-rate" | the number of deaths to a population over a period of time. |
Define "migration" | process of moving from one place to another. |
Define "emigrants" | people who leave a country to come settle in another. |
Define "immigrants" | people who come to a new country to live. |
Define "push factor" | causes people to leave a location |
Define "pull factor" | attracts people to a new location |
Define "refugees" | people who have been forced to leave and cannot return to their home |
Define "assimilation" | to take in mentally and incorporate as one's own; take in information. |