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 | fight between different groups within a country |
colony | overseas territory or settlement tied to a parent country |
coral reef | structure formed by the skeletons of small sea animals |
deforestation | widespread cutting of forests |
desertification | process of removing salt to make seawater drinkable |
drought | long period of extreme dryness and water shortages |
genocide | mass murder of a people because of their race, religion, ethnicity, politics, or culture |
immigrant | person who moves to a new country to make a permanent home |
imperialism | the policy of extending the rule or an empire or nation over foreign countries, of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies |
indigenous | originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed by to ) :the plants indigenous to Canada; the indigenous peoples of southern Africa |
industrialized country | a country characterized by industry on an extensive scale |
literacy rate | the literacy rate is the percentage of people with the ability to read and write |
overgraze | to graze beyond its capacity to sustain stock |
refugee | a person who flees for refuge or safety, especially to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc. |