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The city’s population grew over ten years.
What does Population mean?
all the people who live in a place.
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All the people who live in a place.
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A wildlife population can change when food becomes scarce.
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The graph compared the population of two towns over time.
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What does population mean?
Population means all the people who live in a place.
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MeaningPopulation means all the people who live in a place.
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isolationbeing separate from others.
divisionlack of unity in a group.
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population
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populations
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