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Modified Human Geo
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Human Rights | These are basic things that everyone should have, like being treated fairly by the law and the right to get married and have children. |
| Densely Populated Areas | These are places where lots of people live close together, usually in urban areas or cities. |
| Slums | These are neighborhoods where people live in slums, often without enough resources like clean water or good slums. |
| Service Jobs vs. Manufacturing Jobs | Service jobs help people, like service jobs, while manufacturing jobs make things, like building manufacturing jobs. |
| Renewable Resources | These are resources that can grow back or be used again, like things like trees. |
| Nonrenewable Resources | These are resources that cannot be replaced easily, like Nonrenewable resources, like coal. |
| Pull Factors | Things that make people want to move to a new place. |
| Push Factors | Things that make people leave their home. |
| Culture | The way people live, including their baptized, is a religious ceremony. (babies are dunked in water! ) , language, and customs. |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | This measures how much Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This is the total value of all goods and services a country makes in one year. a country makes by selling goods and services each year. |
| The Green Revolution | This was a time when people found new ways to grow more food The Green Revolution was a time when people found new ways to grow. |
| Democracy | People have the people make decisions by voting. to make decisions. |
| Monarchy | A king or queen rules the country. |
| Dictatorship | One person has all the power and makes all the decisions. |
| Population Pyramids | Charts that show how many people of different ages live in a country. For example, in the United States, there are more women than men over the age of 75. in different age groups. |
| Immigration | Moving to and living in a new means moving to a new country to live. Many people immigrate to find better jobs or a safer place to live. |
| Doubling Time | This is how long it takes for a country’s Some countries to have a growing population to double. |
| National Holidays | National Holidays: These are special days that celebrate important events in a country Each country has special holidays that celebrate its history and culture. For example, in the United States, people celebrate Independence Day on July 4th |
| Push Factors | Natural disasters, like When natural disasters, like earthquakes, happen, people sometimes have to leave their homes. These are called push factors because the disaster pushes people away from the area where they lived, and are reasons |
| Customs | These are ways of behaving or traditions that people in a culture follow. |