| Term | Definition |
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demography |
statistical study of human population |
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population density |
the average number of people living in an area (persons per square mile) |
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birthrate |
the # of live births each year 4 every 1,000 people living in a place |
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death rate |
the total # of deaths each year 4 every 1,000 people in a place |
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migration |
the process of moving from one place to live in another |
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emigrants |
people who leave a country to live somewhere else |
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immigrants |
people who come to a new country to live |
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push factors |
factors causing people to leave a location |
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pull factors |
factors attracting people to a new location |
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refugees |
people who have been forced to leave an area |