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| those whose claim to refugee status have not been validated |
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| a geographic area with high levels of cancer within its population |
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| a theory that asserts human ingenuity will rise to the challenge of providing adequate resources for a growing population |
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| the disposal of broken, obsolete, and worn -out electronics |
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| communities that arise further out than the suburbs and are typically populated by residents of high socioeconomic status |
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| hydraulic fracturing, a method used to recover gas and oil from shale by drilling down into the earth and directing a high-pressure mixture of water, sand, and proprietary chemicals into the rock |
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| internally displaced person |
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| someone who fled his or her home while remaining inside the countries borders |
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| a snapshot of the demographic profile of population based on fertility, mortality, and migration rates |
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| a graphic representation that depicts population distribution according to age and sex |
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| the subfield of sociology that focuses on the study of urbanization |
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