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7631238033population densityNumber of individuals per unit area0
7631238034clumped dispersionA dispersion pattern in which individuals are grouped together.1
7631238035random dispersionRandom spacing of individuals of the same species within an area.2
7631238036uniform dispersionThe pattern in which individuals are equally spaced throughout a habitat.3
7631238037biotic potentialThe maximum rate at which a population could increase under ideal conditions4
7631238038carrying capacityLargest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support5
7631238039logistic population growthPopulation growth that levels off as population size approaches carrying capacity.6
7631238040Rule of 70Way to measure years it would take for a populationg to double7
7631238041R-selected speciesProduction of numerous offspring followed by exponential pop growth8
7631238042K-selected speciesStable pop produce relatively low offspring9
7631238043Boom-and-Bust cycleProcess of economic expansion and contraction that occurs repeatedly10
7631238044Predator prey cycleAn interaction between two organisms of unlike species in which one of them access a predator that captures and feeds on the other organism that serves us pray11
7631238045Density dependent factorsfactor that limits a population more as population density increases12
7631238046Density independent factorsfactor unrelated to population density that limits a population13
7631238047crude birth rateThe total number of live births in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society.14
7631238048crude death rateThe total number of deaths in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society.15
7631238049EmigrationMigration from a location16
7631238050ImmigrationMigration to a new location17
7631238051total fertility rateThe average number of children born to a woman during her childbearing years.18
7631238052replacement birth ratethe number of children a couple must have in order to replace themselves in a population.19
7631238053age structure pyramidsgraphical representations of populations' ages.20
7631238054demographic transitionchange in a population from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates21
7631238055environmental resistanceThe combination of all factors that act to limit the growth of a population.22
7631238056Food desertAn area in a developed country where healthy food is difficult to obtain23
7631238057Malnutritionfaulty or inadequate diet24
7631238058Macronutrientselements required in large amounts by all life25
7631238059Megacitya great city that is made up of several large and small cities26
7631238060MicronutrientsSubstances required by the body in very small amounts, such as vitamins and minerals.27
7631238061undernourishednot sufficiently fed28
7631238062Second harvestRegrowth of a crop after harvesting earlier in the season29
7631238063suburbsResidential areas surrounding a city30
7631238064urban sprawlthe unplanned and uncontrolled spreading of cities into surrounding regions31
7631238065ecological footprinta measure of human impact on Earth's ecosystems32

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