DEFINITIONS FLASHCARDS UNIT 1

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What is a Parliamentary Monarchy?

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A system where a monarch (king or queen) is the official leader of the nation, but the parliament makes the laws.

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What is Demography?

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The study of human populations to find out about their size, distribution, and movement.

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What is Absolute Population?

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The total number of inhabitants.

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What is Natural Increase?

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The difference between the number of births and deaths.

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What is Population Density?

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The number of people living in an area.

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What is Emigration?

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When citizens from your country move to another country.

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What is Immigration?

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When people leave their own country and move to your country.