Unit 3 Vocab

3. a very large quantity of something.
4. cultural _____. process by which culture is spread
8. a region with specific characteristics that is common throughout the entire region.
10. private individuals own businesses to make profits and economic decisions. US.
12. crop and livestock production, aquaculture, fisheries, and forestry for food and non-food products.
13. a state ruled by representatives.
15. an area of land that has common features.
17. movement from one place to another
18. roducing or capable of producing offspring or fruit
19. plants considered collectively, especially those found in a particular area or habitat.
21. relating to or denoting the central government of the US.
22. the process by which behavior or characteristics of the landscape change as a result of what happens elsewhere earlier.
24. cultural ____>a process of cultures becoming more alike
25. a government with a queen or king.

1. the process of increasing human settlement in cities
2. a region defined by people’s perceptions or feelings about a particular area.
5. a region with a central point/hub and the connections and interactions that occur around it.
6. a very large urban region consisting of several adjoining cities and suburbs
7. the spatial distribution of where humans inhabit the Earth
9. inclusion of a variety of cultures
11. a legislative body of government. Common functions performed by the parliament include- representing the people, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries- a form of “checks and balances”.
14. originating in a particular region
16. cultural ______. a process in which cultural groups distinguish themselves from other culture groups
20. enterprise economic system in which private individuals own businesses to make profits and economic decisions are made by producers in response to consumer demands
23. statistical data about human populations