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death rate
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the number of deaths per a year for every 1,000 people.
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birthrate
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the number of children born each year from every 1,000 people.
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What are the reasons for population growth?
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death rate has gone down due to better health care, living conditions and food supplies.
higher population in africa, asia, and latin america. higher number of healthy births |
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what type of challenges are there in population growth?
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more food is needed (crop failure)
shortage of housing and water |
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famine
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a severe lack of food.
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how is the population disturbed at times?
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no water nearby
too hot/cold not fertile soil |
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population density
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the average number of people living in a square mile/kilometer
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true or false: population density is distributed evenly
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false
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internal migration
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moving from one place in the country to another.
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urbanization
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the growth of cities
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internal immigration
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the movement between two countries.
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emigrate
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leave the country where they were born to move to a new country. they are emmigrants in their homeland and immigrants in their new land.
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people move because . . .
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shortage of farmland.
few jobs in a region. to escape war or persecution. against their will. |
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refugees
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someone who is forced to flee their country to escape war, persecution, or disasters.
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the impact of migration
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skilled emigrants that move effect their home country
not enough people due to large masses of people leaving immigrants bring new forms of music, art, food, and language. immigrants often lead to violence and injust treatments totoward new comers. |
