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a subfield of sociology that examines population size, composition, and distribution
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demography
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the actual level of childbearing for an individual or a population.
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fertility
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the number of live births per 1000 people in a population in a given year.
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crude birth rate
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the incidence of death in a population
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mortality
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the number of deaths per 1000 people in population in a given year.
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crude death rate
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the movement of peopel from one geographic area to another for the purpose of changing residency.
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migration
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the biological and social characteristics of a population, including age, sex, race, martial status, education, occupation, income, and size of household.
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population composition
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a term used by demographers to denote the number of males for every hundred females in a given population
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sex ratio
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a graphic representation of the distribution of a population by sex and age.
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population pyramid
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the poin at which no population increase occurs from year to year
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zero population growth
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the process by which some societies have moved from high birth rates and death rates to relatively low birth rates and death rates as a result of technological development
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demographic transition
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the process by which a new category of people or type of land use arrives in an area previously occupied by another group or type of land use.
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invasion
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the process by which a new category of people or type of land use gradually predominates in an area formerly dominated by another group or activity.
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succession
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the process by which members of the middle and upper middle classes, especially whites, move into a central city area and renovate existing properties.
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gentrification
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