A | B |
percentage of land where people live | 30% |
percentage of people that live in cities | 50% |
population density | the average number of people per square mile |
biggest challenge of growing populations | providing enough food |
demography | the study of populations |
metropolitan areas | city and surrounding areas |
migration | movement of people from one place to another |
refugee | people that leave their country because of bad conditions |
what causes people to be refugees | war, food shortages, natural disasters |
culture | way of life of people that share common beliefs and customs |
the most important social group | the family |
2 ways governments are organized | levels of power and type of authority |
what caused the rise of cities | extra food |
information revolution | the use of computers |
what causes populations to change | births, deaths, migration |
ethnic group | group of people who share a common language and history |