The Human World

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a residential area outside a city

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suburb

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All of the people in a particular area

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population

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Study of population patterns and change

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demographics

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Number of births each year per 1,000 people

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birth rate

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the pattern or spread of people in a given area

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population distribution

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the number of people in a defined area such as a square kilometre

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population density

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Why do people live longer today than 200 years ago?

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better health care

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Why would an area be sparsely populated?

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lack of natural resources, land is covered with ice, land cannot be developed

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Deserts are usually....

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sparsely populated.

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One reason for a rapid population growth is...

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declining death rates.