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| thing that describes how people are spread over an area |
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| this number, related to the age of human beings, has gone up considerably in the last 100 years because of improvements in argiculture and medicine |
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| a _____ area is far from the city. it is most resembled by farms or villages in the countryside |
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| living in flat, _____ areas makes it easier for people to trade by ship with other countries |
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| among the least populated continents, you'd struggle to find freshwater and would be more likely to find a kangaroo (in some parts) |
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| the process of city growth, or movement of cities |
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| another problem that cities have, sometimes caused by automobiles, trash, and industrial waste |
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| period of change in agriculture that led to the development of fertilizers, pesticides, and dramatic increase in food production |
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| most developed countries have a low _____, or number of children born per 1000 people |
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| people who leave one country and move to another |
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| also among the most populated continents, this continent is home to countries like Mexic and Canada |
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| one of the largest, yet least populated continents; home to Ethiopians and the Sahara |
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| Brazilian city that was expected to reach a population of 21 million in the year 2015 but has already done so |
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| ____ and _____ are the sources of freshwater that most influence where people decide to live |
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| theory that demographers use to explain immigration |
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| world`s most populated city, with at least 12 million people more than New York City |
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| Indonesian city that is expected to reach a population of 21 million in the year 2015 |
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| cities often have a problem of ______ in schools and hospitals |
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| the number of people in an area |
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| this North American country ranked among the top 10 countries with the lowest population density |
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| people are choosy, and therefore most people prefer to live in places that make life _______ |
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| the number of people per square mile or sqaure kilometer |
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| this is the result of millinos of people using automobile transportation in urban areas |
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| the most populated continent, it is home to China, Japan, and India |
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| among the least populated continents; home for the Amazon Rain Forest and Brazilians |
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| the movement of people from one place to another e.g. the Vietnamese to the United States |
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| also among the most populated continents, this continent is home to countries like Denmark and Ireland |
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| group of people that raised rents on the Irish and continued to take Ireland's meat and grains during the famine |
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| one of the most densely populated areas on Earth, which has also been home to a well-known civilization for over 5000 years |
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| chemicals that prevent insects and bugs from eating away at fod crops |
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| the United States tried to fight communism in this war, but failed to come out victorious |
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| one of the most densly populated countries on Earth, it has more people than Canada and is home to the world's most populated city |
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| this group of people migrated from Europe and settled in Minnesota and Wisconsin, since the United States offered them free land |
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| European country that many Turkish immigrants migrate to temporarily for higer wages |
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| the AIDS epidemic in Africa has caused many African countris to have a high _______ |
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| the worst famine in 19th century Europe, many people starved and were forced to leave their country |
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| person who studies the populations of the world |
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| the kind of country whose economic and political foundations are strong, e.g. the United States |
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