Cultures & Societies
What is another name for an organized group of people?
Human society
Changes that people make
Human activity
List a benefit of fertile soil
It is good for growing crops; it helps farmers make money; it grows food for us to eat
A country whose economies are still being built
Developing country
What is an ethnic group?
A group of people who share a culture and way of life
What is a landform?
Shapes of land that cover the world
A natural resource found in rocks
A country with a well-established economy
Developed country
This happens when one society borrows cultural traits from another
Cultural Borrowing
What is deposition?
What is a natural resource?
Something in nature that is valuable to people
What are rights?
A people's freedoms
What are cultural traits?
These are material or nonmaterial characteristics of a society's culture
Describe erosion:
The process of moving sediment
Fossil fuel
What is majority rule?
When a vote is decided by most of a group's votes
What is cultural diversity?
This is the result when several ethnic groups live within the same country
Describe weathering:
The process of breaking up rocks into smaller pieces, or sediment, by water, glaciers, and wind
A natural resource that is or was living
A governing system in which people of the country take part in decision-making
Democracy