7th grade Intro Vocab
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21 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 source | the beginning of a river, usually found in the mountains |
| absolute location | exact place on earth using coordinates of latitude and longitude |
| mouth | where a river empties into another body of water |
| aquifer | underground rock layer that water flows through |
| refugee | person who leaves (flees) another country due to violence or |
| immigrant | a person who comes into another country to live or reside |
| urbanization | movement of population from rural areas to cities |
| socialism/communism | form of government where government makes all economic and political decisions |
| dialect | a local form of a language |
| culture | the way of life of a people with similar beliefs |
| climate | an area's usual or average weather over a period of time |
| cultural diffusion | spread of ideas through interaction between people and groups |
| natural resource | products from the earth people use to meet needs |
| Tropic of Cancer | 23 1/2 degrees North |
| Tropic of Capricorn | 23 1/2 degrees South |
| GDP | dollar amount earned by a country over a years time |
| literacy rate | percentage of people who can read and write in a country (over the age of 15) |
| region | areas that share common characteristics |
| civilization | a culture that has developed written records, specialized jobs, advanced tools, government and/or religion and trading centers |
| political map | type of map that shows man-made lines and boundaries |
| physical map | type of map that shows features of the land and/or water |
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