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S/S-Test 6.1
Term | Definition |
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Physical Geography | Study of natural features on the Earth's surface: land, water, and animals. |
Human-Environment Interaction | How people change, adapt, or depend on their environment. |
Culture | Way for life of a groups of people who share common beliefs and traditions. |
Economics | A system of producing and distributing and consuming wealth and resources. |
Natural Resources | Resources which come from the Earth |
Capital Resources | Human-made resources that are used to create goods or services. |
Developed Countries Goods | Countries that have a high percentage of manufacturing and quality of life is generally good. |
Developing Countires | Countries that have a high percentage of agriculture and basic needs are not always met. |
Monarchy | Type of political system in which 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. |
Industrialization | The process of changing an economy to rely more on manufacturing 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 | A natural resources that our Earth cannot replenish. |
Irrigation | Watering of dry lands by means of canal or pipes. |
Desertification | Process by which grasslands change to desert and land suitable for farming is lost. |
Apartheid | System of laws that separated racial and ethnic groups and limited the rights of blacks in South Africa |
Religion | System of beliefs, values, or practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader(s) or natural elements. |
Boycott | The act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest. |
Nomadic | People who move from place to place by hunting, herding, or gathering. |
Commercial Farming | The production of crops and farm animals for sale, usually with the use of modern technology. |