Key Terms

2. production, the growing of crops and raising of animals for food and resources.
3. hazard, a weather-related event that can cause damage such as storms or cyclones.
8. the direction from one location to another measured in degrees.
9. security, reliable access to enough safe and nutritious food.
12. the variety of living organisms in an area.
13. natural features of the Earth such as mountains and rivers.
15. the long-term pattern of weather conditions in a place.
17. the direction that a slope faces.
18. area, land where water drains into a river, lake, or basin.
19. the process where transported material is laid down.
21. change, long-term changes in temperature and weather patterns.
22. how suitable a place is for people to live.
23. the steepness of a slope.

1. the shared beliefs, customs, and ways of life of a group.
3. the height of a feature above sea level.
4. the use of resources by people.
5. processes, interactions between living and non-living environmental elements.
6. lines, lines on a map that join points of equal elevation.
7. the number of people or things in a given area.
10. map, a map that uses shading or colours to show data values.
11. a large region defined by its climate, plants, and animals.
14. using resources in a way that ensures they are available for the future.
16. the wearing away and movement of rock or soil by natural forces.
17. the ease with which a place can be reached.
20. improvement in living conditions and economic wellbeing.