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7-1 Geography
Oklahoma 7th grade geography
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| desertification | process by which land becomes more and more dry until it turns into desert. This may be caused by climate change, human activities, or both |
| dictatorship | form of government in which one person or a small group have absolute power. |
| authoritarian government | form of government that demands strict obedience from citizens, and limits individual freedoms. Citizens are not part of the political process. |
| military coup | When the military overthrows the government and takes control of the country |
| apartheid | the former official South African policy of separating people according to race; it gave most of the political and economic power to whites |
| Nelson Mandela | an anti-apartheid leader who became the first black president of South Africa in 1994 |
| Primary sector of economy | sector of economy that makes direct use of natural resources such as agriculture, fishing, forestry, and mining |
| absolute location | the precise point where a place is located on Earth |
| relative location | where a place is located in relation to another place |
| map projection | a way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface |
| distortion | a change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map |
| climate | the pattern of weather over a long period of time |
| multinational orgnizations | large organizations that have operations in more than one country |
| genocide | the elimination of a group of people based on race, religion, or some other factor |
| nuclear war | is a military conflict in which nuclear weapons are used to inflict massive damage on the enemy |
| ethnic group | a group of people in a country who share a unique culture and identity |
| cultural region | an area that is set apart from other places by the way of life of the people who live there |
| globalization | the development of a global society in which people, money, information, and goods flow fairly freely across national borders |
| tariff | a tax on goods that cross country borders |
| terraced farming | the creation of flat areas on mountain slopes for the purpose of farming |
| subsistence farming | farming carried out mainly to provide food for farm families, with little surplus for sale to others |
| deforestation | removing or clearing away the trees from a forest. Often done to clear land for farming or ranching |
| developed country | a wealthy country with an advanced economy. |
| developing country | a poorer country with a less advanced economy. |
| monsoon | a seasonal wind. Summer monsoon winds in South Asia usually bring rain to that region |
| typhoon | the name for a hurricane that begins in the western Pacific Ocean |
| tsunami | a huge, destructive wave caused by an earthquake or a volcanic erruption |
| one-child policy | a law in China that allows families to only have one child, with certain exceptions. The policy is meant to slow population growth |
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