Geography terms - Sheet1

Question 1

population

Answer 1

the number of people who live in a specified area

Question 2

birth rate

Answer 2

the number of births per 1,000 people per year

Question 3

death rate

Answer 3

the number of deaths per 1,000 people per year

Question 4

rate of natural resources

Answer 4

the death rate subtracted from the birth rate

Question 5

population density

Answer 5

the average number of people who live in a certain area

Question 6

urbanization

Answer 6

the process of city development

Question 7

demographer

Answer 7

a geographer who studies the characteristics of human populations

Question 8

habitat lands

Answer 8

lands suitable for human living

Question 9

urban

Answer 9

relating to, or located in, a city

Question 10

rural

Answer 10

relating to the country or farming

Question 11

migration

Answer 11

the process of relocating to a new region

Question 12

immigrant

Answer 12

a person who leaves one area to settle in another

Question 13

push factor

Answer 13

a reason that causes people to leave an area

Question 14

pull factor

Answer 14

a reason that attracts people to another area

Question 15

culture

Answer 15

the shared attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors of a group

Question 16

diversity

Answer 16

having many different ways to think or do something, or a variety of people

Question 17

discrimination

Answer 17

actions that might be hurtful to an individual or a group

Question 18

refugee

Answer 18

a person who flees a place to find safety

Question 19

persecution

Answer 19

cruel treatment on the basis of religion, race, ethnic group, nationality, political views, gender, or class

Question 20

natural resource

Answer 20

something that is found in nature that is necessary or useful to humans

Question 21

economy

Answer 21

a system for producing and exchanging goods and services among a group of people

Question 22

economic system

Answer 22

a way people use resources to make and exchange goods

Question 23

command economy

Answer 23

an economic system in which the production of goods and services is decided by a central government

Question 24

market economy

Answer 24

an economic system in which the production of goods and services is decided by supply and the demand of customers

Question 25

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Answer 25

the total value of all the goods and services produced in a country in a year

Question 26

export

Answer 26

a product or resource sold to another country

Question 27

import

Answer 27

a product or resource that comes into a country

Question 28

specialization

Answer 28

a focus on producing a limited number of a specific products

Question 29

raw material

Answer 29

an unprocessed natural resource that will be converted to a finished product

Question 30

government

Answer 30

an organization set up to make and enforce rules for a society

Question 31

citizen

Answer 31

a person who owes loyalty to a country and receives its protection

Question 32

representative democracy

Answer 32

a type of government in which citizens hold political power through elected representatives

Question 33

monarchy

Answer 33

a type of government in which a ruling family headed by a king or queen holds political power

Question 34

oligarchy

Answer 34

a type of government in which a small group of people holds power

Question 35

dictatorship

Answer 35

a type of government in which an individual holds complete political power

Question 36

communism

Answer 36

a type of government in which the Communist Party holds all political power and controls the economy