World Population
Academic Word List
Social Psychology
Animals
Law
100
A country with a greater population than India.
China
100
to put time or money into something so you get a better future result
invest (v) investment (n)
100
the word for "the power to have an effect on people/things"
influence (v) influencial (adj)
100
The word for an animal that may soon become extinct
endangered
100
You must always wear this in a car
a seat belt
200
Another word for "countryside"
rural
200
to calculate or work out is to c______
compute (v)
200
when one behaves as those around him/her do is called c_________ (pg 99)
conformity
200
the natural environment that animals live in is called a ___________
habitat
200
Another word for "ban" is ____________
prohibit
300
When a person permanently moves to a different area/country.
immigration (n) immigrate (v)
300
to make a legal agreement is to c________ someone to do something
contract (v) contract (n)
300
when scientists modify or change people’s genes is g______ e_______
genetic engineering
300
The main reason for which people poach elephants
Ivory
300
What "PG" stands for in Movies
Parental Guidance
400
The word for “the rate of childbirth per woman”.
fertility rate
400
a variety is having a r______ of choices
range (n)
400
the expression for "obvious demonstrations of your gender in society" (example- a woman should always raise babies and the man should work) g______ r______
gender roles
400
people who are greatly concerned by the disappearance of unique creatures are called
a conservationist
400
What traffic policemen give to drivers going too fast
a (speeding) ticket
500
A n_______ i_______ results when the birth rate is higher than the death rate
natural increase
500
to study or examine something in detail, in order to discover more about it
analyze (v) an analysis (n) analytical (adj)
500
the expression for how “the age of those in the family, its composition and how members mature” F_____ L____ C______(pg 102)
family life cycle
500
animals that have a spine (back bones) are called v________
vertebrates
500
2 ways to help solve or prevent a social or public health problem
advertising campaigns - new laws - special taxes - education programs - etc.