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Chapt.17 Geo Terms

Section 1 & 2

TermDefinition
isolation separation or being set apart from others
civil disobedience the nonviolent disobeying of laws
tolerance the birth of the soul into another physical
deity a god or goddess
colonialism a group of peoples or states ruled by a strong single ruler
caste system a social structure in India composed of four main levels which was stated by the Aryans
cultural hearth center of civilization from which ideas and technology spread.
symbol acceptance of others beliefs
colonialism the practice of one country directly ruling a developing trade in a foreign territory for its own benefit
reincarnation an object it idea that can be used to represented another object or idea
the height of a physical feature above sea leave
separate region of a continent.
capable of being continent
capable of being continued without damaging the environment or using up resources permanently
farmers who grow food for their families to eat not sell
the protection of the environment
a rigid section of Earths crust that can move independently
measures such as sewers to protect public health
a long period with little or no precipitation.
a community of living organisms and their natural environment, or habitat
an area where a river deposits sediment as it empties into a larger body of water
a long period of food shortage.
a seasonal wind that brings intense rainfall during part of the year
a chemical or physical waste that creates a unclean or dirty environment
the process o water truing into vapor and rising into the atmosphere due to the suns heating part of the hydrologist cycle
a layer of rock beneath earth that contains water
fertile suitable for farming
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