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| Vocab Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| subsistence farming | farming only enough for the needs of your own family or village. |
| canopy | a layer of branches at the top of trees . |
| Capitalism | economic system in which people and privately owned companies own both basic and non-basic business. |
| population density | average number of people living per square mile |
| Green Revolution | changes in agriculture in the 1950’s that increased food production. |
| Socialism | economic system where the government owns most basic industry. |
| push - pull theory | people migrate to new places due to something that makes them leave, and or they leave to get something they do not have. |
| immigrant | a person who moves to a new country to settle there. |
| culture | an entire way a group of people live and is organized. |
| Communism | economic system which the central government controls all aspects of citizen’s lives. |
| economy | a system for producing, consuming and owning goods and services. |
| developing nation | a country with little modern industry and technology. |
| developed nation | a country with modern industry and technology. |
| rural | having to do with the country side |
| precipitation | all forms of water that fall to the earth. |
| monarchy | King or Queen run the country |
| life expectancy | average # of years a person is expected to live |
| compass rose | shows direction on a map. |
| revolution | a circular journey of the earth around the Sun |
| producer | a person who makes products |
| urban | area with high population |
| axis | imaginary line running through the Earth |
| consumer | a person who buys , rents goods and services. |
| orbit | the oval shaped path the earth |
| rotation | complete turn of the earth, takes about 24 hours. |
| services | work done for other people, such as a doctor. |
| government | the system that establishes and enforces the laws and institutions of a society. |
| agriculture | farming |
| manufacturing | changing a raw material into a finished product. |
| ethics | standard of moral behavior. |
| fossil fuel | created over millions of years from the reamins of prehistoric plants and animals. |
| direct democracy | people participate directly in governmental decision |
| plain | a large, mostly flat area |
| technology | tools and the skills needed to use those tools. |
| plate tectonics | the theory of that the Earth’s crust is madw of huge, slowly moving slabs of rocks called plates. |
| erosion | the process of by which water and wind wears away landforms and carries the material to another place. |
| weather | day to day changes in the air. |
| climate | the usual weather pattern of an area over a long period of time. |
| weathering | the breaking down of rocks |
| globe | a round model of the earth |
| geography | study of the earth |
| key/legend | section of a map that explains the symbols for the map features |
| latitude | imaginary lines running east and west that measure distance north and south of the Equator. |
| Cardinal directions | one of the four compass points |
| equator | line found at 0’ latitude. |
| distortion | a misrepresentation of the true shape of the landforms |
| longitude | imaginary lines running north and south that measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian |
| degree | a unit of measure used to determine absolute location. |
| Prime Meridian | line found at 0’ degrees longitude |
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DanSingleton
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