Biology 2010 Student Edition

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 9780133669510
ISBN 13: 978-0-13366-951-0

Chapter 5, Populations - Assessment - 5.3 Human Population Growth - Understand Key Concepts/Think Critically - Page 149: 22

Answer

d.

Work Step by Step

Option a. is incorrect. Immigration is the movement of individuals into an area. Option b. is incorrect. Emigration is the movement of individuals out of an area. Option c. is incorrect. Demographic transition is a drastic change from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates. Option d. is correct. Demography is the science of studying human populations.
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