Human Flashcards

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Quality of life

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A term used to describe how content people are withe their lives and surroundings

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Rural

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The word used to describe and area which is mainly countryside

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Migration

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A word used to describe the movement of people from one area or country to another

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Trade

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Describes the movement of goods ( e.g. Food, clothes, oil, machinery etc ) between one country and another

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Settlement

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A word used to describe the places where people live, which vary in size from villages to large cities

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Economic activity

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A term used to describe how people earn a living. It is about industry wealth and jobs, how and why these are different between. One place and another

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Population

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The study of people, the number living in particular places and how they are spread out

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Secondary activity

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A term to describe jobs which involve making things in factories e.g. Machinery, furniture, wood etc.

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Primary activity

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A term used to describe jobs which involve taking things from the natural environment e.g. Farming, fishing, forestry and mining

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Tertiary activity

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A term used to describe jobs which involve providing a service e.g. Nurse, secretary, fireman, journalist

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Urban

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Area of land mostly covered in buildings

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Communications

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The way in which people goods and ideas move from one place to another

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What is human geography

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Human geography is the study of how and where people live

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