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    that shaped America and helped it to grow. These trends boosted populations in other parts of the United States that were rural and then became urban. A lot of the growth came from new technologies such as low-cost transportation. We will learn what it took to get some of the newer cities going. Urban growth took off with population growth, increased agricultural productivity, factory production, and low-cost transportation. The population growth was rapid among the urban areas. For the most…

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    The World Health Organization reports that over 130 million babies are born every year. Almost 8 million of those babies will die before their first birthday. Based on information from the Centers for Disease control Christopher Ingraham reports in his Washington Post article on September 29, 2014 that the United States has the highest infant mortality rate of the 27 ranked wealthiest countries. He states that, “A baby born in the U.S. is nearly three times as likely to die during her first year…

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    decades the structure of United States’ population is expected to change greatly. Changes in population are primarily focused on the older population as it is “important to public and private interest, both socially and economically” (Ortman, Velkoff, 2014, p. 1). To put it into perspective, the population of those 65 and over in 2050 is expected to be 83.7 million compared to the 431 million in 2012 mostly due to the baby boomer generation. While the aging population provides the nation with…

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    How do they migrate? It would be interesting to explore different aspect of migration. In 2013, USA the nation historically built by people, accepted approximately 41.3 million people migrated from other countries calculated at 13.1 % of the total population. Even though America is a popular destination for immigrants, this is just 20% of the total…

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    the majority of its economic resources on its agricultural production. This causes for there to be a lack of education, health issues, poverty, and undeveloped technology, which can be the…

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    Urbanization refers to the process of raising population growth in cities and rural, it also includes the rise of industrialization. The government, industry and business deal in urban areas are involved.The United States and Europe had started their urbanization since the 19th century. On the other hand, by the end of 2014, 54.7% of China’s total population live in the urban areas, which is a rate that rose from 26% in 1990. They are currently experiencing a rapid increase. Yet, urbanization…

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    Analyzing Demographics There was an increase in the total aging population as well as the 65 and over population from 2012 to 2015. This increase in the older population will affect social and economical interests. Baby boomers are largely responsible for this increase in the older population (U.S. Census Bureau, 20014). With this boom comes change. The older population will become more racially and ethically diverse (U.S. Census Bureau, 20014). With change can come complications and…

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    occurs mainly in rural regions, and there is a direct relationship between the poor health, low education, and age with myiasis (). It is more common in patients with disorderly behaviors, mental health problems, diabetics, those with immunodeficiency and in patients with low level of the economy (). Exposures to purulent lesions attract and stimulate flies to lay eggs or larvae on lesion. Furthermore, population habits, such as sitting or lying on the ground with the naked body and poor hygiene…

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    Children that lacked a permit were denied household registration (It’s a girl). The One-Child policy was introduced by the Chinese Communist Party in an open letter. In the letter, they stated four reasons for the implementation: controlling excessive population, “[i]ncreasing saving and investment rates”, enhancing the quality of life, and protecting the environment as a result of the decrease in consumption (Zuo, Xiaoping). Shortly after the policy was introduced inconsistencies in China’s sex…

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    This paper aims to understood the character of open land and/or water body & its importance in Urban areas. An urban area is characterized by high human population density and vast human-built features. Thus rises the need of relief spaces in the dense urban matrix. They can be any kind of open spaces or water body, green belts-manmade or natural. Urban Morphology of cities show the gradual decrease and decease of open spaces with the process of urbanization. Open spaces are mandatory for the…

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