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Population
A group of objects or organisms of the same kind.
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Population Control
A broad concept that addresses the relationship between fertility, mortality, and migration, but is most commonly used to refer to efforts to slow population growth through action to lower fertility. It should not be confused with family planning. See also What's in a Word for discussion of the politics of this population term.
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Population Density
Population per unit of land area; for example, persons per square mile or persons per square kilometer of arable land.
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Population Distribution
The patterns of settlement and dispersal of a population.
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Population Increase
The total population increase resulting from the interaction of births, deaths, and migration in a population in a given period of time.
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All terms and definitions, except where noted, are excerpted with permission
from the Population Reference Bureau's International Population Handbook, by
Arthur Haupt and Thomas Kane, 4th Edition, 1998.
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