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Unit 2 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| region | an area of land that has common features |
| rural | areas which are not towns or cities; they are often farming or agricultural areas |
| urban | located in a city or related to city life |
| agriculture | growing and harvesting crops, and raising animals or livestock |
| urbanization | when an area becomes more urban, or more like a big city |
| dam | a barrier that blocks flowing water or sends it in a new direction |
| deforestation | the clearing, or cutting down, of forests |
| desertification | the gradual (slow) change of habitable land (land you can live on) into desert |
| mining | the extraction (removal) of minerals and metals from Earth |
| population density | a way of showing how crowded a place is; how many people live in a square mile |
| immigration | the process of moving to a new country with plans to live there permanently |
| immigrant | people who move to a new country |
| refugee | a person seeking safe haven after being forced to flee (run away from) violence |
| push factor | a factor (reason) that 'pushes' someone out of their area |
| pull factor | a factor (reason) that 'pulls' someone into an area |
| culture | a pattern of behavior shared by a society, or group of people |
| cultural diffusion | the spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another |
| geographic origin | where, on Earth, something started/began |
| monotheism | the belief in one God |
| polytheism | the belief in many gods or goddesses |
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