Population Vocabulary



Across
2. areas that are densely populated
5. those factors that draw people to a new location
6. the set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a group of people
10. a huge city or cluster of cities with an extremely large population
11. a geographic area in which people have certain traits in common
13. a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory.
15. countries that have a lower of development
19. the process by which nations, cultures, and economies become mixed
20. when cities grow larger and spread into nearby areas
24. the difference between the number of births and the number of deaths recorded over a period.
30. to enter and live in a new country
31. to leave one’s home to live in another place
32. a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.
34. countries that have the lowest level of development
35. the value of the management of available resources
37. the number of babies born compared to total number of people in a population at a given time
40. countries that have a higher of development
41. a point located with respect to surface features of some region defined by its' human and/or physical characteristics
42. number of years it takes a population to double in size based on current growth rate
44. the measurement of the number of people in a place that can read or write
45. the rights belonging to all individuals
47. capacity the number of people or other living organisms that a region can support
   
Down
1. those factors that drive people away from a place
3. to move to a new area, country, or place in order to find work or better living conditions or resources
4. the number of years a person is expected to live at birth
7. the state of being extremely poor.
8. goods that are taken out of a country or place
9. the geographic pattern of where people live on Earth
12. a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule
14. the process of making an area more urban
16. the number of babies that are expected to survive until their first birthday
17. the useor suitable for growing crops
18. the movement of people from place to place
21. the surroundings of a place
22. (GDP) the total dollar value of all final goods and services produced in a country during a single year
23. the level at which a person, group, or nation lives as measured by the extent to which it meets its needs
25. the extreme and sudden increase in the population of a place
26. the number of babies that a woman has the potential to produce in her lifetime
27. the average number of people living within a square mile or a square kilometer
28. people who flee a country because of violence, war, or persecution
29. the lack of proper nutrition caused by not having enough to eat or not eating enough of the right things
33. system by which a nation, state, or community is governed.
36. an area or areas with shared similar characteristics
38. areas that are lightly populated
39. the study of human population
43. rate the number of deaths compared to total number of people in a population at a given time
46. goods that are taken into a country or place