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critical vocab 2014
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Term | Definition |
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physical geography | study of natural features on the earths surface:land, water, and animals. |
human- environment interactions | 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. |
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 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. |
culture 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 drylands 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 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. |
commertial farming | the production of crops and farm animals for sale, usually with the use of modern technology. |