Population and Cities Word Search
Free Population and Cities word search. We picked 12 themed words — the terms and ideas of a school subject — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: POPULATION, CITIES, URBAN, RURAL, MIGRATION, METROPOLIS, SUBURB, MEGACITY, DENSITY, HINTERLAND, SQUATTER, INFRASTRUCTURE.
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Population and Cities word list, defined
- POPULATION /ˌpɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ · noun; verb
- As a noun, population means the inhabitants of a particular area, or the total number of people or organisms living in a specified region or habitat. It can also refer to a group of people regarded as sharing a particular characteristic or circumstance. As a verb, it means to supply an area or place with people, animals, or other organisms. Related: inhabitants, residents, public, peoples.
- CITIES /ˈsɪtiz/ · noun
- Cities is the plural of city: large, permanent settlements, typically with dense populations, significant infrastructure, and administrative, commercial, or cultural importance. Related: municipalities, metropolises, towns, urban centers.
- URBAN /ˈɜːrbən/ (US); /ˈɜːbən/ (UK) · adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of a town or city, especially as distinct from rural areas. It may also describe land that is densely populated or built up. Related: city, metropolitan, municipal, civic.
- RURAL /ˈrʊərəl/ (British); /ˈr�rəl/ (American) · adjective
- Relating to the countryside, rural communities, or a way of life outside towns and cities. It often contrasts with urban and may suggest sparsely populated areas, agriculture, or traditional communities. Related: rustic, pastoral, agricultural, country.
- MIGRATION /maɪˈɡreɪʃən/ · noun
- The movement of people, animals, or other organisms from one region or place to another. The word can also refer to the process of transferring data, services, or systems from one location or platform to another. Related: movement, relocation, displacement, transference.
- METROPOLIS /məˈtɒpəlɪs/ · noun
- A large city regarded as the centre of a country or region, especially one regarded as important because of its size, influence, or commercial activity. Related: city, megalopolis, urban centre, metropolitan area.
- SUBURB /ˈsʌbɜːrb/ · noun
- An outlying residential area of a city or town, typically less densely populated than the central urban area. The word can also refer more broadly to the surrounding region of a city. Related: outskirts, district, quarter, neighborhood.
- MEGACITY /ˈmɛɡəˌsɪti/ · noun
- A very large city, especially one with a population of several million or more. The term is also commonly used for a rapidly growing urban area projected to become such a city. Related: metropolis, megalopolis, vast city, large city.
- DENSITY /ˈdɛnsɪti/ · noun
- The degree of compactness of a substance, defined as its mass per unit volume. More broadly, the quantity of people, things, or phenomena within a given area or space. Related: concentration, compactness, thickness, closeness.
- HINTERLAND /ˈhɪntərlænd/ · noun
- The land or region lying behind a coastal area, frontier, or settled district. In figurative use, it refers to an unfamiliar or less-developed area of knowledge, activity, or influence. Related: interior, backcountry, outback, frontier.
- SQUATTER /ˈskwɒtə(r)/ (British), /ˈskwɑːtə(r)/ (US) · noun
- A person who occupies land, a building, or property without the legal right or owner's permission to do so. The term can also refer more narrowly to someone who settles on undeveloped or vacant land. Related: occupant, trespasser, unauthorized occupant, settler.
- INFRASTRUCTURE /ˈɪnfrəstrʌktʃə(r)/ · noun
- The interconnected physical structures and systems that support a society, organization, or technical system, such as transport, utilities, communications, and buildings. By extension, it refers to the underlying framework or organization that supports an activity or institution. Related: facilities, systems, networks, framework.
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