I&S Population vocabulary words 2

Question 1

Densely populated

Answer 1

An area with a lot of people

Question 2

Pull factors

Answer 2

Something that attracts people to a new place

Question 3

Industrial revolution

Answer 3

The process of change from handmade economy to machine manufactory

Question 4

Infant mortality rate

Answer 4

The number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births

Question 5

Baby boom

Answer 5

Increased birth rate following the Second World War

Question 6

Epidemic

Answer 6

An outrbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many individuals

Question 6

Push factors

Answer 6

Something that makes people want to leave or escape a place

Question 6

Sanitation

Answer 6

Clean drinking water and adequate sewage disposal

Question 6

Sparsely populated

Answer 6

An area that contains few people

Question 6

Megacity

Answer 6

Large city with typically more than 10 million people

Question 7

Demography

Answer 7

Science of populations; investigating birth, migration, aging and death

Question 7

Life expectancy

Answer 7

The average period that a person may expect to live