biodiversity
the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole)
civilization
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
climate
the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
constitution
the act of forming or establishing something
culture
all the knowledge and values shared by a society
distribution
the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
economy
the system of production and distribution and consumption
environment
the totality of surrounding conditions
equator
an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
ethnic group
people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
immigrant
a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there
indigenous
originating where it is found
latitude
an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
longitude
the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
meridian
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator
migration
the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
natural resources
resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature
parallel
being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
people
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
population
the people who inhabit a territory or state
precipitation
the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
prime meridian
meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the Greenwich longitude in England)
pull
apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
push
move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
raw material
material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
rural
living in or characteristic of farming or country life
social class
people having the same social, economic, or educational status
society
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
theory
a belief that can guide behavior
urban
relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area
urbanization
the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
weather
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
