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World Geography
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Cultural Diffusion: the spreading of Ideas
Cultural hearth: The place where culture begins
Migration: The movement of people
Economics: The study of how people meet their basic needs
Natural Resource: an item found in the earth with no modifications, usually sold for profit
Barrier to Movement: Something preventing the spread of people and culture
Absolute Location: Position on Earth where a place can be found
Archipelago: a chain of islands
atmosphere: out layer of gases surrounding the Earth
Birthrate: The amount of births per year in 1000s
Biosphere: All living things on Earth
Canal: man-made waterway connecting two larger bodies of water
Colonialism: Countries establishing colonies in attempt to become more powerful
Commercial Farming: raising crops and livestock for sale
communism: a system of absolute control by the government
deforestation: the process of cutting down trees, usually for farm land
democracy: a government system based on the vote and involvement of the people
Desalination: process of removing salt out of water
Desertification: the process of fertile land drying out and become desert
Free market: a type of economy based on Supply and demand
Gross Domestic Product: the average amount of money a country makes in a year
literacy: how many people can read and write
Nationalism: pride in one's country
Subsistence Farming: farming just enough for survival of self and family
terrace farming: used on the hill side to prevent crops from sliding down
Urbanization: The growth of city population
Weather: the condition found in the atmosphere for a short period of time
World Geography
Across:| 3. | pride in one's country | | 5. | how many people can read and write | | 7. | a chain of islands | | 11. | a system of absolute control by the government | | 13. | The growth of city population | | 14. | the process of fertile land drying out and become desert | | 15. | the condition found in the atmosphere for a short period of time | | 16. | the average amount of money a country makes in a year | | 17. | farming just enough for survival of self and family | | 18. | man-made waterway connecting two larger bodies of water |
| | Down:| 1. | All living things on Earth | | 2. | a government system based on the vote and involvement of the people | | 4. | The movement of people | | 6. | Countries establishing colonies in attempt to become more powerful | | 8. | the spreading of Ideas | | 9. | Something preventing the spread of people and culture | | 10. | The study of how people meet their basic needs | | 12. | The amount of births per year in 1000s |
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World Geography
Across:| 3. | pride in one's country | | 5. | how many people can read and write | | 7. | a chain of islands | | 11. | a system of absolute control by the government | | 13. | The growth of city population | | 14. | the process of fertile land drying out and become desert | | 15. | the condition found in the atmosphere for a short period of time | | 16. | the average amount of money a country makes in a year | | 17. | farming just enough for survival of self and family | | 18. | man-made waterway connecting two larger bodies of water |
| | Down:| 1. | All living things on Earth | | 2. | a government system based on the vote and involvement of the people | | 4. | The movement of people | | 6. | Countries establishing colonies in attempt to become more powerful | | 8. | the spreading of Ideas | | 9. | Something preventing the spread of people and culture | | 10. | The study of how people meet their basic needs | | 12. | The amount of births per year in 1000s |
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© 2015
PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only