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Critical vocab 2014
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Physical geography | Study of natural features on the Earth 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 resources | resources which come from the earth |
| Capital resources | Human-made resources that are used to create other goods or services |
| Developed countries good | Countries that have a high percentage of manufacturing and quality of life is generally |
| Developing countries | 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 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 resource that our earth cannot replenish |
| Irrigation | Watering of dry lands by means of canals 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 the limited the rights of blacks in South Africa |
| Religion | System of belief, 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 one 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 |
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