I think it is a drought but i dont know
One way in which the study of populations ( human populations - I assume) affects us is that they can help predict the population size in the future and prepare us for it. For example, if we see that the population is decreasing, a country might want to consider supporting child-bearing or immigration to avoid the problem of too many people receiving pensions but not paying taxes.
Compact: closely and neatly packed together; dense
Prorupted: an extension that protrudes from the main territory. Thailand is an example of a prorupted state.
Elongated: Something that's elongated is stretched out, or extended so that it's longer than usual. Some painters, like El Greco, are known for their strange, elongated figures.
Fragmented: an adjective that describes things that have been reduced or divided into fragments—pieces that have been broken off of or detached from the whole. The related adjective fragmentary means something different: consisting of or reduced to fragments—disconnected or incomplete, as in fragmentary evidence.
Perforated: pierced with a hole or holes
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