PRETEST - CHAPTER 3 - HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

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The way people are spread out over an area

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population distribution

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The movement of people to cities and the growth of cities

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urbanization

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The average number of years a person is expected to live

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life expectancy

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A place where few people live

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rural area

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The average number of people who live in a square mile or kilometer of land.

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population density

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One reason more than 81% of the Earth's population lives in Asia, Europe, and North America is that these continents have sources of fresh water.

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These continents have sources of fresh water.

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Population distribution is uneven because people want to live in areas that have

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rich resources

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A country that has high population density has

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some crowded areas.

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By comparing birthrates and death rates demographers figure out

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population growth.

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Due to an increase in food supply & better medical care, the world's population recently has

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rapidly increased.