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Population Growth and Urbanization
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The United States achieved zero population growth (ZPG) when the birthrate dropped below replacement level in the 1970s.
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The crude death rate refers to the total number of deaths in a society for every one thousand people.
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The industrial stage is characterized by a decline in the deathrate and a declining birthrate.
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Less than three-fourths of the population of the United Sates live in urban areas today.
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By the 1970s, 70% of the population both lived and worked in the suburbs.
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The interactionist perspective posits that population and urban problems are due to the inequitable distribution of resources in society.
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The biotechnology revolution of the late twentieth century focuses on growing larger crops from the same amount of land.
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Of the twenty largest cities in the United States, seven have lost population since World War II.
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The larger the city, the higher its crime rate is likely to be.
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Zero population growth refers to a trend for death rates that are much higher than birth rates.
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