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Population Vocabulary

Practice matching the words to the correct definitions. You can play flash cards, matching or concentration. See how many you can remember!

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death ratenumber of deaths per year for every 1,000 people
birth ratenumber of children born each year per 1,000 people.
immigrantspeople who enter and move to another country
urbanizationthe growth of urban areas or cities
migrationmoving from one place to another
rural areasareas that are less populated and include farmlands
emigrantspeople who LEAVE or EXIT their homes to move to another area
urban areasareas that are densely populated and include cities and suburbs
refugeepeople who flee a country because of violence or persecution
faminesevere lack of food
population densityaverage number of people living in a square mile or km
internal migrationmoving from place to place in the same country
push factorsconvince people to leave their homes, shortage of farmland, natural disaster, escape wars, persecution
pull factorsconvince people to move to a new area such as lure of jobs and opportunities
unevenlyPeople are distributed ___________ on the earth.
asylumprotection that is given by one country to refugees from another.
civil wara war between different groups within one country.
migrantUnlike a ____________, a refugee is escaping violence or persecution.
doubling timethe number of years it takes a population to double in size based on its current growth rate.
population distributionthe geographic pattern of where people live on earth


Yellow House Social Studies and Language Arts
Greenfield Middle School
Greenfield, WI

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