Across
- 2. A collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed thousands of years ago (3, CC)
- 5. The system of writing used in China and other East Asian countries in which each symbol represents an idea or concept rather than a specific sound (3, IDK)
- 10. Divided much of the country into a system of townships and ranges to facilitate the sale of land settlers in the West (1, VIT); it is one of most important mathematical indicators of locations in the U.S.
- 14. A collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and display a few differences in grammar and vocabulary (3, CC)
- 15. The ability of an individual or group to carry out a particular economic activity (such as making a specific product) more efficiently than another activity (6, IDK)
- 16. The minimum people needed to support a service (7, CC)
- 17. A repetitive act of a group, performed to the extent where it becomes a characteristic of a group (3, VIT); this contributes to the creation of a culture, which is what this main topic of the unit; sets the base for the unit
- 20. A computer system that can capture, store, query, analyze, and display geographical data (1, CC)
- 23. A large group of people that inhabit a specific territory and are connected by history, culture or another commonality (4, VIT); understanding the concept of this is very important because many students use this word and similar words to it interchangeably, even though there is a difference
- 25. Economic system aimed at self-reliance and strengthening the national economy by accumulating bullion, gaining colonies, and establishing a favorable balance of trade (5, IDK)
- 26. Occurs in stage 4 of the DTM, when the CBR declines to the point where it equals to CDR, and the NIR approaches zero (2, IDK)
- 28. Economy that requires little or no trade with the outside world (6, IDK)
- 30. A farm on which no one lives; planting and harvesting is done by hired migratory crews (5, IDK)
- 31. A force that divides people and countries (4, CC)
- 32. A model which shows the location of agriculture in regard to a commercial economy (5, VIT); visually explains proximity to markets in the choice of crops on commercial farms and is separated by rings; helps student by giving a clear visual, instead of having to memorize a statement theory
- 33. The maximum distance people are willing to travel to use a service (7, CC)
- 34. A system that relies on descriptions of land ownership and natural features such as streams or trees (5, CC)
Down
- 1. An ethnic/national minority that does not possess its own state and is not the majority population in any nation state (4, IDK)
- 3. The country's nth-largest settlement is 1/n the population of the largest settlement (7, IDK)
- 4. An area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics (1,IDK)
- 6. A rectangular land division scheme designed to disperse settlers evenly across farmlands of the U.S. interior (5, CC)
- 7. Determines accurately the precise position of something Earth (1, CC)
- 8. The process of consolidating small landholdings into a smaller number of large farms in England during the 18th century (7, IDK)
- 9. Movement from one region of a country to another (2, CC)
- 11. LATIN A form of Latin used in daily conversation by ancient Romans, as opposed to the standard dialect, which was used for official documents (3, IDK)
- 12. Change in a society’s population from a condition of high CBRs and CDRs and low NIRs, to a condition of low CBRs, CDRs, and NIRs (2, VIT); this term is the base for this unit and is fundamental to understand the term to comprehend the unit
- 13. Movement within one region (2, CC)
- 18. An attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state (4, CC)
- 19. The process by which the population of urban settlements grows (7, VIT); helps create more businesses and profit for the local economy and contributed to the world’s largest cities today
- 21. The location of a place relative to other places (6, CC)
- 22. The scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map (1, IDK)
- 24. Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope (6, VIT); industry became ubiquitous because of this and helped spark development among countries
- 27. Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power (4, IDK)
- 29. The portion of Earth’s settlement occupied by permanent human settlement (2, IDK)
- 35. The physical character of a place (6, CC)