6th Grade Unit 3 Vocab

The study of population patterns and change.

• Demography

• Population Density

• Population

• Geography

All the people of a particular area.

• Population

• Population Density

• Population Distribution

• Demography

The number of people in a defined area, such as a square mile.

• Population

• Population Density

• Population Distribution

• Population Growth

The pattern, or spread, of people in a given area.

• Population Density

• Population Growth

• Population

• Population Distribution

A type of map used to present statistical information.

• Cartogram

• Population Map

• Physical Map

• Political Map

The number of births each year per 1,000 people.

• Birth Rate

• Death Rate

• Fertility Rate

• Rate of Natural Increase

The number of deaths each year per 1,000 people.

• Birth Rate

• Rate of Natural Increase

• Migration

• Death Rate

The periodic count of a nation's population by its government.

• Migration

• Birth Rate

• Census

• Death Rate

The birth rate minus the death rate expressed as a percentage.

• Fertility Rate

• Migration

• Census

• Rate of Natural Increase

The movement of people.

• Migration

• Census

• Rate of Natural Increase

• Fertility Rate