chpt. 4

Question 1

evaporation

Answer 1

turning from liquid into vapor

Question 2

magma

Answer 2

liquid rock within earth

Question 3

weathering

Answer 3

rocks breaking down and decaying over time

Question 4

erosion

Answer 4

movement of surface material from one place to another

Question 5

ecosystem

Answer 5

a community of interacting organisms and their environment

Question 6

condesation

Answer 6

water from gas to liquid

Question 7

sediment

Answer 7

rocks broke into gravel, sand, and mud

Question 8

glacier

Answer 8

masses of ice

Question 9

plateau

Answer 9

elevated flatland that rises sharply above nearby land on at least one side

Question 10

desalinization

Answer 10

removing salt from ocean water

Question 11

headwaters

Answer 11

first and smallest stream from a runoff

Question 12

tributaries

Answer 12

any smaller stream that flows into a larger stream

Question 13

humus

Answer 13

the organic component of soil made up dead plant material

Question 14

contour plowing

Answer 14

plowing across a hill

Question 15

crop rotation

Answer 15

planting different crops in alternating years

Question 16

deforestation

Answer 16

the action of clearing a wide area of trees

Question 17

reforestation

Answer 17

the process of replanting an area with trees

Question 18

aquifers

Answer 18

a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater

Question 19

dialect

Answer 19

a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group

Question 20

leaching

Answer 20

drain away from soil, ash, or similar material by the action of percolating liquid, especially rainwater

Question 21

urbanization

Answer 21

the characteristics of a town or city

Question 22

population density

Answer 22

the number of people living in each unit of an area

Question 23

natural boundary

Answer 23

points of a region that marks the beginning of a boundary line

Question 24

abyssal plain

Answer 24

flat, smooth regions on the ocean floor

Question 25

polytheism

Answer 25

belief of more than one god

Question 26

tariffs

Answer 26

a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports

Question 27

command economy

Answer 27

an economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government

Question 28

literacy rate

Answer 28

total percent of population who can read and write

Question 29

birthrate

Answer 29

the number of live births per thousand of population per year

Question 30

market economy

Answer 30

an economic system in which production and prices are determined by unrestricted competition between privately owned businesses

Question 31

mosque

Answer 31

a Muslim place of worship

Question 32

fault

Answer 32

where rock masses have broke apart or moved away from each other

Question 33

quota

Answer 33

limiting the amount of trade that happens

Question 34

monotheism

Answer 34

the belief that there is only one God

Question 35

refugees

Answer 35

a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster

Question 36

culture

Answer 36

all the ways of life for a certain group of people

Question 37

nationalism

Answer 37

pride for your country

Question 38

death rate

Answer 38

the ratio of deaths to the population

Question 39

globalization

Answer 39

the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale

Question 40

capitalsim commusinsm

Answer 40

Capitalism is an economic system in which the trade and industry of the economy is owned and controlled by private individuals, to make profit

Question 41

migration

Answer 41

seasonal movement of animals from one region to another

Question 42

cultural boundary

Answer 42

a boundary line that runs along differences in ethnicity, such as language and religion

Question 43

acculturation

Answer 43

Adopting the traits of a new culture

Question 44

soil exhaustion

Answer 44

useless for farming because its lost its nutrients