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Chapter 1 Geography

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what is arable land?   an area with fertile soil in a moderate climate with consistent water supply that ca be used to grow crops  
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what influences where people build settlements?   physical characteristics such as fertile soil, resources, climate, and waterways  
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what are people influenced by? where do they settle?   people are influenced by history and tend to settle in places that are already established  
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name a factor that influences settlement locations? (give the list of 5 options)   natural factors, historical influence, political influence, religion influence, economic influence  
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Identify one example of historical influence   The first european settlements in north america (Boston, New York, Halifax, Montreal) we’re established along the east coast and continue to grow in population  
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where do people often chose to settle   in areas that have religious or spiritual influence  
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by building the trans-serbian railway, what did it result in   the development of many settlements along the railway line  
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with the developemejt in mining, forestry and agriculture, in Brasilia what did it help and increase   helped the economy and increased the population  
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what is birth rate   number of people born in a year  
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what is social attutudes   when different cultur s have different norms for family sizes  
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name all the factors that influence growth rate. indicate shearer it increases, decrease or both   birth rate (increases), death rate (decreases), migrations (increases and decreases), population demographics (increases and decreases), social attitudes ( increases and decreases), education ( decreases), economy (decreases), health care (increases)  
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describe education   helping people to learn usually in schools knowledge, training and skills gained from attending school  
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list the 5 factors that influence settlement locations   natural factors, historical influence, political influence, religion influence, economic influence  
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