Chapter 6, 7, 8 Vocabulary

Question 1

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

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Recycle

Question 2

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

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toxic

Question 3

By or for each person.

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per capita

Question 4

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

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brain drain

Question 5

People who leave a country are called this.

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emigrants

Question 6

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

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Continental Divide

Question 7

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

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per capita

Question 8

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

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digital divide

Question 9

To move to a country.

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immigrate

Question 10

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

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evergreen

Question 11

A wealthy country with an advanced economy,

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developed

Question 12

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

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fossil fuel

Question 13

Someone who seeks safety by going to another country.

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refugee

Question 14

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

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topographic

Question 15

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

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6, 7, 8

Question 16

A measure of the amount of energy in food.

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calorie

Question 17

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

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consumption

Question 18

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

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geyser

Question 19

To move from a country.

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emigrate

Question 20

The spreading and mixing of cultures.

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diffusion

Question 21

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

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genocide

Question 22

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

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persecution

Question 23

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

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Consumer Class

Question 24

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

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gross domestic product

Question 25

People who move to another country are called this.

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immigrants

Question 26

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

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technology

Question 27

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

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sewage

Question 28

Something that encourages people to leave a place behind.

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push factor

Question 29

Tomorrows test is ____ questions in length.

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60

Question 30

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

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glacier

Question 31

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

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remittance

Question 32

All the animal life in a particular region.

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fauna

Question 33

A poorer country with a less advanced economy.

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developing

Question 34

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

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conservationist

Question 35

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

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migration stream

Question 36

All the plant life in a particular region.

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flora

Question 37

Something that encourages people to move to a new place.

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pull factor

Question 38

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

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national park

Chapter 6, 7, 8 Vocabulary

Questions 38

Chapter 6, 7, 8 Vocabulary

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