world cultures Flashcards
vocab
desert
hot dry sandy no rain
Steppe
transition from desert to savannah
Rainforest
wet rainy mosquitos and malaria sandy soil
savanna
dry, big game animals limited to 2 seasons wt and dry
Mediterranean climate
has four seasons and soil
gross domestic product
amount of goods and services per capita
GDP per capita
amount an individual produces a year
Total population per country
thematic map
maps with a special purpose, single topic, or statistical map in a visual form
Autocratic Government
A leader with all power ( basically a dictatorship )
Deforestation
the purposeful clearing of forested land
Subsistence Farming
a form of farming in which nearly all of the crops or livestock raised are used to maintain the farmer and the farmer’s family, leaving little, if any, surplus for sale or trade.
Herding
Looking after livestock, camels in the north, and cattle everywhere else.
( Cattle=Wealth )
Commercial Farming
Big farms, food production.
Migrant Workers
Mining or farming
Urbanization
a type of herding