Chapter 6, 7, 8 Vocabulary

People who leave a country are called this.

Someone who seeks safety by going to another country.

Unfair treatment of others because of who they are or what they believe.

Using materials that would otherwise be thrown away turning them into raw materials for new use

By or for each person.

Tomorrow's test is on Chapters ___, ___, & ___.

 The constant flow of migrants from one country into another country. 

Made up of people who earn at least $7,000 a year.

A tree with needles and cones, such as a pine tree.        

Difference in opportunities of people with computer & internet access & those without

The total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year.

All the plant life in a particular region.

To move to a country. 

Fuel such as petroleum, coal, & natural gas, made from remains of prehistoric plants & animals

Something that encourages people to leave a place behind.

Something that encourages people to move to a new place.

A series of mountain ridges in North America that separate the directional flow of rivers. 

A wealthy country with an advanced economy, 

Someone who works to protect the beauty & natural resources of the environment from destruction

Calculated by dividing the total amount of something by the number of people in a place.

 The elimination of a group of people based on race, religion, or some other factor.

Large area of land that a government has set aside in order to preserve it in its natural state

 The spreading and mixing of cultures.

All the animal life in a particular region.

A large mass of ice found near Earth’s poles or in a high,cold mountain valley.

Type of waste materials from industries that are poisonous to humans or other living things.

 A payment of money sent by an immigrant to a relative in his or her home country.

The creation and use of tools to meet practical needs; also refers to the tools themselves.

Type of map that uses contour lines and symbols to show a region’s physical and human features

A poorer country with a less advanced economy. 

To move from a country. 

Solid and liquid waste from homes & other buildings that is carried away by sewers or drains.

 People who move to  another country are called this.

A spring that throws a jet of hot water or steam into the air.

The using up of goods & services, also the purchase & use of goods and services by consumers

The loss of well-educated people such as doctors or engineers to another country.

A measure of the amount of energy in food.

Tomorrows test is ____ questions in length.