Geography Exam

3. the buying and selling of goods and services
5. a high-density informal urban settlement with inadequate housing and services
9. the maximum number of people that a region can support
12. the process of growing connections around the world
13. a condition that can be observed or measured
14. land owned by the federal and provincial governments of Canada
15. the unwanted process of turning arable land into desert
16. dishonest or illegal action taken by authorities in power
18. the total value of a country's resources, including material goods, natural and human resources

1. a country, territory or region that is controlled by another country
2. an area with fertile soil
4. areas or populations outside of cities
6. the process by which the percentage of people living in urban areas increases
7. the wearing away of Earth's surface by wind, water, or glaciers
8. decisions, choices and actions that have a positive impact on the environment
10. something that contaminates, making air, land and water unsafe or unusable
11. the average weather of an area over a long period of time
13. the basic equipment and services that a city or country needs to function, such as roads and schools
17. an urban area with more than 10 million people