POPULATIN VOCAB

POPULATION

• Total number of individuals of a particular specices in a particular area
• Every day the population is growing.

POPULATION GROWTH

• The rate at which human population grows; growth= birth= deaths
• The population growth is increasing but it may decrase in coming years.

BIRTH RATE

• Number of live births per thousand per year
• Countries with a lower standard of living have an increase of birth rates.

DEATH RATE

• Number of deaths per thousand people per year
• Countries with a lower standard of living have an increase of death rates.

POPULATION DENSITY

• People per sqaure mile or km; how crowded is a place?
• Urban areas have more population density.