world geo Flashcards
Evaporation
liquid to gas
Ecosystem
a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
Erosion
he process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.
Headwaters
a tributary stream of a river close to or forming part of its source.
Crop Rotation
the action or system of rotating crops.
Dialect
their geographic distribution, as well as how their distribution may be affected by geography, e.g., the spread of a particular dialect being halted at a mountain range, forest belt, body of water, etc. See
Boundary
a line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line.
Polytheism
he belief in or worship of more than one god.
Birthrate
the number of live births per thousand of population per year.
Quota
limited quantity of a particular product
Nationalism
advocacy of or support for the political independence of a particular nation or people.
migration
movement from one part of something to another.
Leaching
downward moevment of hums and minerals in soil
tarrifs
a tax on imports or exports between sovereign states.
market economy
an economic system in which economic decisions and the pricing of goods
Monotheism
the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.
deathrate
the ratio of deaths
cultural boundary
a boundary line that runs along differences in ethnicity, such as language and religion.
Condensation
the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid.
Magma
hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth’s crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
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Glacier
slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.
Tributaries
a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.
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Deforestation
clearance, clearcutting or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees f
urbanization
he process of making an area more urban.
Abyssal Plain
s an underwater plain on the deep ocean floor, usually found at depth
command economy
an economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government.
mosque
a Muslim place of worship
refugees
a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
globalization
the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.
acculturation
assimilation to a different culture, typically the dominant one.
Plateau
n area of relatively level high ground.
humus
the organic component of soil, formed by the decomposition of leaves and other plant material by soil microorganisms.
Reforestation
he process of replanting an area with trees.
population density
s the number of people per unit of area, usually quoted per square
Weathering
wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to the air.
Sediment
matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
Desalinization
he removal of salt or other chemicals from something, such as seawater or soil
Contour Plowing
plowing along the contours of the land in order to minimize soil erosion.
Aquifers
a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.
natural
existing in or caused by nature; not made or caused by humankind.
literacy rate
is the total percent of population who can read and write.
Fault
(of a rock formation) be broken by a fault or faults.
culture
the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
capitalism communism
system in which the trade and industry of the economy is owned and controlled by private individuals, to make profit.
