Population
JamWise Education Team·Updated March 2026
Definitions by grade level
The number of people who live in a certain place.
A population is all the members of one species living in the same area.
A population is all the members of one species living in a particular area at a particular time.
The entire group you want to study or collect data about. If you want to know the favorite lunch of all 6th graders, the population is all 6th graders.
Learning context
In 3rd grade social studies, "population" connects to the broader study of communities, history, geography, and civic life. At the upper elementary level, students build an understanding of how societies function and change over time. Knowing this term helps learners discuss social concepts with confidence and think critically about the world around them.
Topic connection: geography
This term belongs to the "geography" topic within social studies. The geography strand introduces students to a cluster of related concepts that build on each other across grade levels. Exploring vocabulary within this topic helps students see connections between ideas and develop deeper, more flexible understanding of the subject matter as a whole.
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A piece of land that sticks out into water and is surrounded by water on three sides.
Region
A large area of land that has something in common, like its weather, landforms, or people.
Archipelago
A chain or group of islands clustered together in a body of water.
Basin
A low area of land, often surrounded by higher land, where water collects.
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