OCCT Vocabulary

3. war- a war that involves nuclear weapons
4. attempt to destroy a whole people
5. heritage- a characteristic of a people belonging to a group sharing the same language, religion and culture
7. people's beliefs and practices about the exsistence, nature and worship of a god or gods
8. desire for a particular good or service
9. perspective- a way of looking at the world using geographic tools and concepts
10. trait- idea or way of doing things that is common in certain culture
12. organizations- an organization that crosses borders, such as a large corporation with stores in multiple countries
15. child policy- China's family planning policy: under this law, many married couples are only allowed to have one child
16. good or services sold within a country that is produced in another country
17. relief- when organizations send goods and supplies to countries that are suffering
18. goods or services produced within a country and sold outside the country's borders
19. storm much like a hurricane
20. official South African government policy of keeping white and black South Africans apart
23. stability-when politics proceed without violence or disruption
26. population- decline in population due to declining birth rates

1. imagery- picture of Earth's surface taken from a satellite in orbit
2. the change when arable land dries out and become desert
6. tectonics- theory that explains how huge blocks of Earth's crust called "plates" move
8. leader with complete control over the government usually by force
11. amount of a good or service that is available for use
12. seasonal winds
13. corridor-areas that are heavily industrialized
14. war- a war that does not involve nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons
21. series of huge waves
22. mortality rate- number of infant deaths out of 1,000
24. farming- a farming technique on a slope that uses steps, so that a rain does not wash the nutrients away
25. monarch- system of government in which the monarch has unlimited power over the government