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Geo Chapter Two
Chapter two World Geography - Canada and the United States
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| arid | dry or lacking rainfall; also a climate or climate zone that is hot and dry all year with very little rain |
| conservationist | someone who works to protect the beauty and natural resources of the environment from destruction or pollution |
| consumption | the using up of goods and services; also refers to the purchase and use of goods and services by consumers |
| developed country | a wealthy country with an advanced economy |
| developing country | a poorer country with a less advanced economy |
| ecosystem | a community of all the living things in an area and the environment in which they live |
| ecumene | a geographic region that is well suited for permanent settlement by people |
| emigrate | to move from a country |
| environment | all of the physical surroundings in a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate |
| evergreen forest | a vegetation zone of trees that keep their leaves all year round |
| fauna | all the animal life in a particular region |
| flora | all the plant life in a particular region |
| food chain | a series of plants and animals, each of which depends on the one below it for food; usually forms part of a much larger food web |
| food web | all of the feeding relationships within an ecosystem |
| freshwater | made up of water that is fresh, not salty; also used to describe creatures that live in fresh water, such as freshwater fish |
| glacier | a large mass of ice found near Earth’s poles (continental glacier) or in a high, cold mountain valley (alpine glacier) |
| gross domestic product (GDP) | the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year |
| immigrate | to move to a country |
| metropolitan area | a major population center made up of a large city and the smaller suburbs and towns that surround it |
| migrate | to move from one place and establish a home in a new place; a move of a large number of people is called a migration, and the people who move are called migrants |
| migration stream | the constant flow of migrants from one country into another country |
| mixed forest | a type of vegetation or vegetation zone that includes both evergreen and deciduous trees |
| natural resource | material found in nature, including water, vegetation, animals, and minerals; used, and sometimes depleted, by humans |
| per capita | by or for each person; calculated by dividing the total amount of something by the number of people in a place |
| plural society | a society in which different cultural groups keep their own identity, beliefs, and traditions |
| pull factor | something that encourages people to move to a new place |
| push factor | something that encourages people to leave a place behind |
| refugee | someone who seeks safety from dangerous conditions or persecution in their home country by going to another country |
| rural | found in or living in areas that are not close to cities |
| rural fringe | the small towns, farms, and open spaces that lie just beyond a city’s suburbs |
| suburb | a developed area at the edge of a city that contains mostly homes, along with some stores and businesses |
| topographic map | a map that uses contour lines and symbols to show a region’s physical and human features, such as hills, valleys, rivers, lakes, roads, trails, and buildings |
| tundra | a climate zone with very cold winters, cold summers, and little rain or snow; a vast, treeless plain in the arctic regions between the ice cap and the tree line |
| urban | found in or living in a city |
| urban fringe | the ring of small towns and suburbs that surround a big city |
| urban sprawl | the rapid, often poorly planned spread of development from an urban area outward into rural area |
| watershed | a geographic area that includes all of the land and waterways that drain into a body of water |
| wetlands | areas where water covers or saturates the soil for significant parts of the year, which determines the types of plants that grow there |
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