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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 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 fro earth |
capital resources | human-made resources that are used to create other goods or servises |
developed countries | countries that have high percentage of manufacturing and quality of life is generally good |
developing countries | countries that have percentage of agriculture and basic needs are not always met. |
momnarchy | type of political system in which held by a single person usually born into a power who may or may not power with the people |
demographics | statistical data of human populations |
agriculture | the raising of crops or animals of human population |
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 culture |
deforestaion | the process of clearing forestland |
non-renewable | a natural resource that our earth cant replenish |
irrigation | watering of dry lands by means of canal or pipes |
desertification | process by which grasslands change to desert and suitable for farming loss |
apartheid | system of laws that separated racial and ethnic groups and limited rights of blacks in south africa |
religion | system of, values, or practices based on the teaching of spiritual leaders or natural elements |
boycott | the act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization or country as an exspression 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 technolgy |