Glossary
Population
birth rate the number of births for each 100, 1000, or 100,000 people in an area (country, city, region, etc.) in a time period
census a count of the people in a country by the government
comprises to include; contain
death rate the number of people who die in a nation or other area in relation to its total population, usu. measured on a yearly basis
decreased to grow smaller in number
densely crowded together
geographical distribution date of a country's population telling where people are living
increasing to go up in number; rise
life expectancy the average age to which people can expect to live
made up of containing; comprised of; including
Metropolitan related to a city and its suburbs
origin one's childhood and one's family's social class
populous having many people; heavily populated
progressively increasing in number
race any of the groupings of human beings according to genes, blood types, color of skin, eyes, hair, etc
relatively comparatively