Key Terms

Cards (8)

  • population distribution
    the spread of people in an area
  • sparsely populated
    few people live there
  • natural increase
    the growth in population resulting in an excess of births over deaths
  • birth rate
    the number of live births per 1000 people per year
  • death rate
    the number of deaths per 1000 people per year
  • infant mortality

    the average number of deaths of children under 1 year of age per 1000
  • over population
    too many people live in a particular area/country
  • densely populated
    many people live there