| Term | Definition |
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| immigration | Movement of individuals into an area occupied by an existing population |
| emigration | Movement of individuals out of an area |
| Limiting factors | Factor that causes the growth of a population of decrease |
| Density-dependent limiting factors | Limiting factor that depends on population size |
| Density-independent limiting factors | Limiting factor that affects all population in similar ways, regardless of population size |
| Carrying capacity | Largest number of individuals of a population that a given environment can support |
| Population density | Number of individuals per unit of area |
| Exponential growth | Growth pattern in which the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate |
| Logistic growth | Growth pattern in which a population's growth rate slows or stops following a period of exponential growth |
| demography | Scientific study of human populations |
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