Specialist dictionary

Population geography

Population distribution, density, migration, fertility and demographic patterns.

Core vocabulary

35 featured terms

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Censusnoun

a periodic count of the population

Compactnessnoun

the spatial property of being crowded together

Concentrationnoun

the spatial property of being crowded together

Death ratenoun

the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year

Deathratenoun

the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year

Demographicadjective

of or relating to demography; "demographic surveys"

Densenessnoun

the spatial property of being crowded together

Densitynoun

the spatial property of being crowded together

Dispersionnoun

the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume; "worldwide in distribution"; "the distribution of ner…

Distributionnoun

the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume; "worldwide in distribution"; "the distribution of ner…

Fatality ratenoun

the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year

Fertilitynoun

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovely in their…

Migrationnoun

the movement of persons from one country or locality to another

Mortalitynoun

the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year

Mortality ratenoun

the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year

Nose countnoun

a periodic count of the population

Nosecountnoun

a periodic count of the population

Populationnoun

the people who inhabit a territory or state; "the population seemed to be well fed and clothed"

Prolificacynoun

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovely in their…

Ranknessnoun

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovely in their…

Richnessnoun

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovely in their…

Tightnessnoun

the spatial property of being crowded together

Urbanisationnoun

the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban

Urbanizationnoun

the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban

Complementary distributionnoun

(linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts

Complementationnoun

(linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts

Diffusionnoun

the property of being diffused or dispersed

Disseminationnoun

the property of being diffused or dispersed

Emigrationnoun

migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)

Expatriationnoun

migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)

Immigrationnoun

migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)

Innervationnoun

the distribution of nerve fibers to an organ or body region

Scatternoun

a haphazard distribution in all directions

Spreadnoun

a haphazard distribution in all directions

Diffusenessnoun

the spatial property of being spread out over a wide area or through a large volume