Question | Answer |
Arable Land | land that is suitable for farming |
Animism | The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits. |
Basin | A generally flat region surrounded by higher land such as mountains and plateaus |
Birthrate | The annual number of births per 1,000 people |
Buddhism | A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha that developed in India in 500's BC |
Canal | A human-made waterway |
Christianity | A major world religion based on the teachings of Jesus |
Climate | A regions average weather conditions over a long period of time |
Colony | A territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land |
Command Economy | An economic system in which the central government makes all economic decisions |
Communism | A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country |
Culture | The set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people have in common |
Cultural diffusion | The spread of culture traits from one region to another |
Deforestation | The clearing of trees |
Delta | A landform at the mouth of a river created by sediment deposits |
Democracy | A form of government in which the people elect leaders and rule by majority |
Dynasty | A series of rulers from the same family |
Empire | Land with different territories and peoples under a single rule |
Ethnic Group | A group of people who share a common culture and ancestry |
Exports | Items sent to other regions for trade |
Globalization | The process in which countries are increasingly linked to each other through culture and trade |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | The value of all goods and services produced within a country in a single year |
Hinduism | The main religion of India; It teaches that everything is a part of a universal spirit called Brahman |
Imperialism | An attempt to dominate a country's government, trade, and culture. |
Irrigation | A way of supplying water to an area of land |
Islam | A religion based on the messages that Muhammad is believed to have received from god |
Judaism | The religion of the Hebrews( practice by Jews today) It is the world's oldest monotheistic religion. |
Landlocked | Completely surrounded b land with no direct access to the ocean |
Market Economy | An economic system based on free trade and competition |
Migration | The movement of people from one place to live in another |
Monotheism | The belief in only one god |
Natural Resource | Any material in nature that people use and value |
Non-renewable | A resource that cannot be replaced naturally; coal and petroleum are examples. |
Physical geography | The study of the worlds physical features- It's landform, bodies of water, climates, soils, and plants |
Polytheism | The worship of many gods |
Renewable resource | A resource that earth replaces naturally such as water, soil, trees, plants, and animals |
Tariff | A fee a country charges on imports and exports |
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