Quiz three vocabulary
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lilybrandes19 on September 16, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 demography | the scientific study of population change and distribution |
| population density | the average # of people living in a square mile or square kilometer |
| urban | located in cities and nearby towns |
| birthrate | the # of births each year per 1000 people |
| death rate | the # of deaths each year per one 1000 people |
| climate | the average weather of a place over many years |
| erosion | a process in which water, ice or wind removes pieces of rock |
| immigrant | a person who moves to a new country to settle there |
| migration | the movement of people form one country or region to another. in order to make a new home |
| population distribution | the way population is spread out over and area |
| precipitation | water that falls to the ground as rain, sleet, snow or hail |
| rural | having to do with the country side |
| temperature | the hotness or coldness of air or some other substance |
| urbanization | the movement of people to cities |
| vegetation | plants that grow in a region |
| weather | the condition of the air and sky from day to day |
| weathering | a process that brakes down rocks into tiny pieces |
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