| 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 to decrease |
| density-dependent limiting factors | limiting factor that depends on population size |
| density-independent limiting factor | limiting factor that affects all populations in similar ways, regardless of the population size |
| carrying capacity | largest number of individuals of a population that a given environment can support |
| population density | number of individuals per a 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 the population's growth rate slows or stops following a period of exponential growth |
| demography | scientific study of human populations |
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