Unit 2 Geography Vocab Quiz
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History
The study of people and past events based on evidence or the record of past events and times.
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Geographic Features
How the Earth is made both natural and man-made. Natural: Parts of the Earth like mountains, rivers, deserts, and oceans. Man-made: Human-created elements such as urban areas and cities.
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Natural Resources
Things found in nature that people use, like water, trees, and minerals.
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Influence of Geography
How land and environment affect how people live and where they live.
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River Valleys
Low land between hills or mountains with a river, often where early people settled.
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Civilizations
Groups of people who have cities, governments, and ways of living and working together.
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Diversity
Having different kinds of people, cultures, or ideas in one place.
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Migration
When people move from one place to another to live.
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Region
An area of land with common features, like climate, landforms, or culture.
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Human-Environmental Interaction
How people change the environment and how the environment affects people.
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Location
The place where something is found on Earth.
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Place
What a location is like, including its land, weather, and people.
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Push/Pull Factors
Reasons people leave (push) or move to (pull) a place. Example: War might push people out; jobs might pull them in.
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Culture
The way of life of a group of people, including language, food, music, and beliefs.
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Agriculture
Farming – growing crops and raising animals for food.
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Neolithic Revolution / Agricultural Revolution
The time when people stopped hunting and gathering and started farming and living in one place.
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Food Surplus
Having more food than needed, which allows people to do other jobs besides farming.
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Population Growth
When more people are born or move to an area and the number of people increases.
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Job Specialization
When people do specific jobs (like blacksmith, baker, or teacher) instead of everyone doing everything.
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Division of Labor
Splitting work among people so each person has a different task.
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Innovations & Technology
New ideas or tools that make life easier or better. Example: The wheel or the plow
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