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D: Democracy

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Citizens hold political power, either directly or through elected representatives

B: Birthrate

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Number of births per 1000 people.

H: Higher

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Higher population makes it harder to find jobs.

F: Federation

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A form of government in which powers and functions are divided between a central government and a number of political subdivisions that have a significant degree of political autonomy.

G: Growth

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The birthrate has increased as the death rate has decreased today.

E: Exurbs

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A region or settlement that lies outside a city and usually beyond its suburbs and that often is inhabited chiefly by well-to-do families.

C: Carrying Capacity

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Number of organisms a piece of land can support.

A: Average

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The number expressing the typical value in a set of data. Population of countries are spread unevenly.

I: Irish (Push Pull)

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In the 1840's, disease destroyed main crops and caused people to starve.

J: Jakarta

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Example of a growing city in Indonesia. Population double between 1978 and 2000

K: Korea (North)

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North Korea is an example of a dictatorship for government.

L: Landlocked

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A country surrounded by land, with no direct outlet to sea.

M: Mortality Rate

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Number of deaths per 1000 people.

N: Nation

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Group of people with a common culture living in a territory and having a strong sense of unity.

O: Overcrowding

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Overcrowding in schools and streets can make life uncomfortable.

P: Population Distribution

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Describes the way the population is spread out.

R: Resources

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Earth's resources now have to be share by 6 times as many people as the earlier times.

S: Suburbs

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Political units touching the boarder of the central city.

T: Traditional Economy

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Original economic system in which traditions, customs, and beliefs help shape the goods and the services the economy produces.

U: Urbanization

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The dramatic rise in the number of cities and the changes of lifestyle.

V: Vary

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The amount of people in different areas of the world vary.

W: World Population

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World population has grown rapidly and increased greatly in modern times.

Y: Country

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Nation with its own government, occupying particular territory.