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Critical Vocab 2014
Term | Definition |
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Physical Geography | Study of natural features on Earth's surface: land, water, and animals. |
Human Environment interaction | How people change, adapt, or depend on their environment. |
Culture | Way of life of a group of people who share common beliefs and traditions. |
Economics | A system of producing, distributing, and consuming wealth and resources. |
Natural Esorces | Resources witch come form the Earth. |
Capital Resorces | Human made resources that are used to create other good or services. |
Developed Countries | Countries that have a high percentage of manufacturing and quality of life is generally good. |
Developing Countries | Countries that have a high percentage of agriculture and basic needs are not always met. |
Monarchy | Type of political system in witch power is held by a single person usually born into power who may or may not share power with the people |
Demographics | Statistical data of human populations. |
Agriculture | The raising of crops or animals for human use. |
Industuralization | The process of changing an economy to rely more on manufacturing goods and less on farming. |
Cultural diffusion | Process of spreading new knowledge, skills, or products to other cultures. |
Deforestation | The process of clearing forestland. |
Non-renewable resources | A natural resource that our Earth can't replenish |
Irrigation | Watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes. |
Desertification | Process by witch grasslands change to desert and land suitable for farming is lost. |
Aparthied | System of laws that separated and ethnic groups and limited the rights of blacks in South Africa. |
Religion | System of beliefs, values, or practices based on teachings of a spiritual leader(s) or natural elements. |
Boycott | The act of voluntarily abstaining from buying, using, or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest. |
Nomadic | People who move form place to place hunting, hearing, or gathering |
Commercial farming | The production of crops and farm animals for sale, usually with the use of modern technology. |