Pre-ap
what is conquistadors
a conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
what is laissez-faire
a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.
what is topography
the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
what is natural increase
is classified as the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate.
what is european union
The European Union is a unique economic and politicalunion between 28 EU countries that together cover much of the continent.
what is the Earth-sun relationship
the Earth receives almost all of its energy form the suns radiation. the sun has changes in it´s climate
what is civil liberties
the state of being subject only to laws established for the good of the community, especially with regard to freedom of action and speech.
the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
what is negative population growth
negative or zero natural population growth means that these countries have more deaths than births or an even number of deaths and births; this figure does not include the effects of immigration or emigration.
what is conversation
the informal exchange of ideas by spoken words.
what is subsistence agriculture
it is self-sufficiency farming system in which farmers focus on growing enough food for themselves and their family
what is fossil fuels
a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms
what is push factors
push factors that drive people to emigrate from their home
what is El nino
an irregularly occurring and complex series of climatic changes affecting the equatorial Pacific region and beyond every few years, characterized by the appearance of unusually warm, nutrient-poor water off northern Peru and Ecuador, typically in late December.
what is ethnic groups
a community or population made up of people who share a common cultural background or descen
what is commercial agriculture
the opposite of subsistence agriculture where the producer has the intent to sell all of their crops to make money
what is a pull factor
Pull factor is a geography term that is used to describe factors that attract people to a country, region, religion, organization etc.
what is cottage industry
a business or manufacturing activity carried on in a person's home.
what is continental drift
the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
what is democracy
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
what is plate tectonics
a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithosphere plates that move slowly over the underlying mantle.
the action of clearing a wide area of trees
what is NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement.
what is formal region
Three common types of regions are formal regions,