Demographic Terminology

noun a particular section, group, or type of people or animals living in a certain area or country

• The government is conducting a census to accurately determine the population of the country.
• Have you heard about the population growth in our city? It's getting crowded!
• The population in this town is booming, yo!
• The population of ideas in her mind was vast and diverse.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• During the evacuation drill, it is important to count noses to ensure everyone is accounted for.
• Hey, make sure to count noses before we leave the party so we don't forget anyone!
• Let's count noses before we bounce from this place.
• As a teacher, it's my job to count noses and make sure all my students are present and accounted for.