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Geo vocab
Geography Alive vocab 2.3-2.8
Question | Answer |
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Arable | Land suitable for farming |
Commercial Farming | Raising crops for sale, often on large farms |
Demography | The study of humane population, including how they change due to births, deaths, and migration |
Desertification | The process in which land becomes more and more dry until it turns into desert; may be caused by climate change, humane activities, or both |
Forestry | The planting, growing, and harvesting of trees |
Hunting and gathering | People that hunt animals and gather plants for food |
Livestock Raising | Raising animals for food, milk, wool, or other products |
Monotheism | The belief in only one God |
Monsoon | A seasonal wind |
Nomadic Herders | People who move around often to find food and water for their animals |
Polytheism | The belief in many God's |
Refugee | Someone who seeks safety by going to another country |
Rural | Found in or living in areas that are not close to cities |
Trade and manufacturing | People who manufacture resources into goods to sell |
Urban | Found in or living in a city |
Arid | Dry or lacking rainfall |
Canyon | A deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it |
Semiarid | Dry with little rainfall |
Strait | A narrow channel that connects two bodies of water |
Tundra | A climate zone with very cold winters, and little rainfall or snow |