Transcript Natural resources

Unit #9
South
Asia
Vocabulary
Population density:
A measurement of population
per unit area (square mile,
kilometer, etc.).
Settlement pattern:
Distribution of human
settlements on the landscape.
Natural resources:
Valuable material such as
minerals, trees, or water that
are supplied by nature.
Monsoons:
A heavy rainy season which
lasts for several months.
Plate tectonics:
Theory that the Earth's surface
is made up of large plates that
are continuously moving
Subduction:
Process by which one tectonic
plate moves beneath another.
Deforestation:
Cutting down large areas of
trees.
Soil Erosion:
The wearing away of soil by
wind or water
Natural hazard:
Fire, flood, storm, earthquake, or
other hazard(s) which may result
in danger to life and property.
Demographics:
The characteristics of population
such as age, income, ethnicity,
etc.
population pyramid:
A graphical illustration that shows the
distribution of men & women in various
age groups of a population
birth rate: The number of live births
per 1,000 population in a given year.
death rate: The number of deaths
per 1,000 population in a given year.
Primary: portion of a region's economy
devoted to mining, lumbering, agriculture, etc
Secondary: portion of a region's economy
devoted to the processing of basic materials
extracted by the primary sector.
Tertiary: portion of a region's economy
devoted to transportation, retail and
wholesale operations, insurance, etc.
Quaternary: portion of a region's economy
devoted to information and idea-generating
activities
per capita GDP:
The GDP divided by the total
population.
standard of living:
How well-off a person or a
country is.
Hinduism: The religion,
philosophy, culture and the way of life
of the majority of people in India. The
worlds 3rd largest religion.
Buddhism: A philosophy/religion
based on the spiritual teachings of
Siddhartha Gautama Buddha.
Sikhism: A belief system
which blends Hindu traditions
with Islamic monotheistic
traditions.
Islam: A religion based on a
belief in one god and the
teaching of Muhammad
caste system: the ranking of
members in a society by occupational
status
Karma: The effects of a person's
past actions on his or her present and
future state.
Dharma: The natural law and
established order, and the proper
behavior
cultural diffusion: The spread
of a culture, idea and/or trait.
Guru: Teacher of spiritual wisdom.
Reincarnation: Belief that one's
soul lives many life times in order to
grow and learn.
malnutrition:
illness caused by lack of food.
infrastructure:
Basic services necessary for
development to take place, for
example, roads, electricity, sewage,
water, education and health facilities.