Migration
People of African American ancestors can trace their roots to this country
What is West Africa?
In the United States, the census is taken every
Ten years
This is how wealth is measured to compare the wealth of different countries.
What is GDP per capita
What kind of resources are replenished naturally overtime?
Renewable resources
A group of islands clustered together in a large body of water
Archipelago
What natural process is enhanced by human activities, leading to global warming?
Greenhouse effect
A complete counting of a population is called
Census
Movement of people from rural to urban areas is
Urbanization
Seasonal wind patterns brings heavy rains to South Asia are called
Monsoon
Ethnic cleansing is
The purposeful policy designed by one ethnic group or religious group to remove the other by violence or terror from certain geographic areas.
What term refers to the visible imprint of human activity and culture on the landscape?
Cultural landscape
What term describes the process by which a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture is?
Cultural Assimilation
The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another is
Cultural diffusion
Factors that influence human migration are
Push and Pull Factors
This large-scale genocide is commonly known as
The Holocaust of World War II
What term refers to the uncontrolled expansion of urban areas into surrounding regions is?
Urban Sprawl
The model that describes the transition from high birth rates to lower birth and death rates as a country develops is?
demographic transition
What process involves the large-scale removal of trees from forested areas is?
Deforestation
What term best describes the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat?
Biodiversity
Imaginary line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres
What is the equator?
The term refers to the visible impact of humans on the environment.
Cultural landscape
The maximum number of individuals an environment can support without significant negative impacts is
Carrying Capacity
The process by which an increasing interconnection and interdependence of the world's markets and businesses is?
Globalization
What imaginary line divides the Earth into the Northern and Couthern Hemisperes?
Equator
This global issues is affecting sea levels and weather patterns.
What is Climate change?