Term | Definition |
Developing Country | A poor country whose citizens mostly work in agriculture. |
Life expectancy | the average number of years a person from a certain group lives. |
Natural resources | Naturally occurring materials that can be used by humans. |
Scarcity | Inadequate supply or shortage! |
Civil war | A war between citezens of the same country. |
Colony | A group of people living in such a country or area, consisting of the original settlers and their descendants and successors. |
Coral reef | A reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone. |
Deforestation | The state of being clear of trees. |
Desertification | The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture. |
Drought | A prolonged period of abnormally low precipitation; a shortage of water. |
Genocide | The deliberate killing of a large group of people, esp. those of a paticular ethnic group or nation. |
Immigrant | A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country. |
Imperialism | A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. |
Indigenous | Originatin or occurring naturally in a particular place; native " the indigenous peoples of Siberia." |
Industrialized Country | The term developed country is used to describe countries that have high level of development according to some. |
Literacy Rate | is the proportion of the population over age 15 that can read and write. |
Overgraze | Graze so heavily that the vegetation is dameged and the groung becomes liable. |
Refuge | A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution. |
Savanna | A grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees. |
Subsistence Farm | farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without surpluses for marketing. |