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Definition of population Geography

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Population geography is a division of human geography that is particularly focused on the scientific study of humans, their activities and intra-relation between human activities and the environment. Before learning about population geography it is essential to know what does population means.  According to Merriam Webster dictionary,  population can be defined as a group of people living in a geographical area at a particular time . Whereas Geography can be simply defined as:- "T he study of places and the relationships between people and their environments". So, by summing up these two individual term "   Population" and "Geography" we can define population geography as the study of spatial variations in the distribution, composition, migration, and growth of populations to the terrain or to a particular geographical Area. Population geography involves demography in a spatial context and regulated by the demographic processes of fertility, Mortality a...