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to leave one's home to live in another place
emigrate
areas that are densely populated
urban
number of deaths compared to the total number of individuals in a population at a given time
death rate
areas that are sparsely populated
rural
number of babies born compared to the total number of individuals in a population at a given time
birthrate
to enter and live in another country
immigrate
number of years it takes for a population to double in size based on current growth rate
doubling time
geographic pattern of where people live on earth
population distribution
average number of people living within a square mile or kilometer
population density
a huge city or cluster of cities with an extremely large population
megalopolis
form of government in which one person has absolute power to rule and control government, people and economy
dictatorship
someone who flees a country because of war, violence or persecution
refugee
process by which nations, cultures and economies become mixed
globalization
a form of democracy in which citizens elect government officials to represent the people
representative democracy
when cities grow larger and spread into surrounding areas
urbanization
group of people with a common racial, national, tribal, religious or cultural background
ethnic group
geographic area in which people have certain traits in common
cultural region
rights that belong to all individuals
human rights