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| A geographic region that is well suited for permanent settlement for people. Areas not included in the ecumene are generally too dry, too cold, or too rugged for permanent human settlement |
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| A society in which different cultural groups keep their own identity, beliefs, and traditions. |
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| Found in or living in areas that are not close to the cities. |
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| Found in or living in a city. |
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| A series of plants and animals, each of which depends on the one below it for food. A food chain is usually forms part of a much larger food web. |
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| All of the feedng relationships within an ecosystem. Each living thing in a food web provides food energy to other living things within that ecosystem. |
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| A geographic area that includes all of the land and waterways that drain a body of of water.Also known as a drainage basin. |
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| A major population center made up of a large city and the smaller suburbs and towns that surround it. |
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| The small towns, farms and open spaces that lie just beyond a city's suburbs. |
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| A developedarea at theedge of a city that is mainly homes. |
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| The older part of a city. Often the urban core serves as the dowtnown or central business district of a city. |
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| The ring of small towns and suburbs which surround a city. |
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| The rapid, often poorly planned spread of development from an urban area outward into rural areas. |
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| Someone who works to protect the beauty and natural resources of the environment from destruction or pollution. |
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| All the animal life in a particular region. |
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| All the plant life in a particular region. |
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| A map that uses elevation lines and symbols to show a region's physical and human features. These features include; hills, valleys, rivers, lakes, roads, trails and buildings. |
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| The using up of goods and services. Also used to describe the purchase and use of good sand services by consumers. |
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| A wealthy country with an advanced economy. Developed countries have many industries and provide a comfortable way of life for most of their people |
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| A poorer country with a less advanced economy. Generally, developing countries are trying to increase their industries and improve life for their people. |
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| Gross Domestic Product GDP |
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| The total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year. |
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| By or for each person. A per capita figure is calculated by dividing the total amount of something by the number of people in a place. |
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| To move from a country. People who leave a country are called emigrants. |
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| To move to a country. People who move to another country are called immigrants. |
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| The constant flow of migrants from one country to another country. The largest migration stream into the United States today is from Mexico. |
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| Something that encourages people to move to a new place. |
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| Something that encourages peole to leave a place behind. |
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| Someone who seeks safety by going to another country. Refugees may be escaping political unrest or war. They may fear being attacked because of their beleifs. |
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