migration Flashcards
census
an official survey, of the population of a country that is carried out in order to find out how many people live there and to obtain details of such things as people’s ages and jobs
civilian
aznyone who is not a member of te armed forces
demography
the study of the changes in numbers of births, deaths, marriages and cases of disease in a community over a period of time
indigenous
(of people or things) belonging to the country in wich they are found rather than coming there or being brought there from another country
overpopulation
the problem that an are has when there are more people living there than can be supported properly
heritage
all the qualities, traditions, or features of life of a country that have continued over many years and have been passed on from one generarion to another
monarch
the king queen, emporer, or empress of a country
ancestors
the people from whom you are descended
distorted
pulled into or appearing as a strange or unnatural shape
amend
to change the words of a text, especially a law or a legal document
deteriorate
to become worse
boom
an increase in smth, or a time when smth becomes more popular
diminish
to reduce or be reduced in size or importance
eradicate
to get rid of smth completely or destroy smth bad
tail off
to reduce in amount or become lower in level