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UNIT 1 - Studying population

Terms in this set (30)

Geography
is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments.
Demography
Scientific study of human populations.
Population
is the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region.
Inhabitant
a person or animal that lives in a certain place
Taxes
a required payments to a local, state, or national government
Censor
person that counted the population in Ancient Rome
Stadistic
the science that deals with the collection, classification, analysis, and interpretation of numerical facts or data,
Pensions
retirement payments
Forecasting
method for predicting the future
Census
the official count of a population
Municipality
a city or town that has corporate status and local government.
Employed
a person who works
Unemployed
a person who does not work and looks for work
Resources
all things used in producing goods and services
Birth rate
the number of births in a population in a certain amount of time
Fertility rate
the average number of children per woman
Death rate
The number of deaths in a population in a certain amount of time
Life expectancy
the number of years a person can expect to live
Average
a number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data
Emigration
the process of leaving a country in order to live permanently in another country
Inmigration
the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.
Rural exodus
internal migration from the countryside to the city
Periphery
an area lying beyond the strict limits of a city
Workplace
the place where you work
Entrepreneur
a person who operates a business or company
Enrichment
the act of making something richer or better; improvement
Illegal
not allowed by law
Elderly
old people
Male
masculine
Female
feminine
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