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Global Vocab - All Units
global vocab from all units studied so far
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History
7th Grade
01/04/2010

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birth rate
Definition
annual number of births per 1,000
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death rate
Definition
annual number of deaths per 1,000
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fertility rate
Definition
the average number of children born per woman if they all lived to the end of their childbearing years
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infant mortality rate
Definition
annual number of deaths of babies under 1 years old per 1,000 live births
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natural increase rate
Definition
population growth measured in the amount of live births over deaths per 1,000 people
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doubling time
Definition
the time required for a country to double its population
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life expectancy
Definition
the average number of years a newborn infant can expect to live
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zero population growth
Definition
when the crude birth rate and crude death rate are equal
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population pyramid
Definition
a bar graph that shows the distribution of a country's population by age and gender groups
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desertification
Definition
the process by which land becomes increasingly dry until it turns into desert
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drought
Definition
an unusually long period where little or no rain falls
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marginal land
Definition
land that is not well suited for growing crops
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pastoral nomads
Definition
groups of herders who move with their animals from place to place in search of pasture and water
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rural decline
Definition
worsening economic conditions in the countryside, including rising unemployment and growing poverty
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spatial inequality
Definition
the unequal distribution of wealth or resources in a geographic area
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standard of living
Definition
the overall level of comfort and well-being of a group or a country
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urbanization
Definition
the movement of people from rural to urban areas
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developing country
Definition
a country with low per capita income a fewer access to goods
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favela
Definition
a neighborhood where many homeless people chose to occupy in Brazil
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developing world debt
Definition
the debt of a developing country owed to outside creditors
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globalization
Definition
the interconnectedness of world economy
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