Module 3: The Human World

3. area large urban area
6. use of knowledge, tools, and skills to solve problems
7. farming form of farming on steps carved into steep hillsides to create flat land for growing crops
8. agriculture form of farming where trees and plants in heavily forested areas are cut down and burned to clear the land for growing crops
10. related to areas that are found outside of cities
12. any place where a community is established
14. pattern placement of people and objects on Earth and the space between them
15. communities grouped along the length of a resource
19. substantial exchange of goods between cities, states, or countries
21. society society that includes a variety of cultures in the same area
23. process of moving from one place to live in another
24. set of beliefs, values, and practices a group of people have in common
25. communities that are laid out according to a network of transportation routes

1. process that uses large amounts of water and chemicals to break up rocks in order to extract gas or oil
2. density measure of the number of people living in an area, usually expressed as persons per square mile or square kilometer
4. irrigation system where a center sprinkler waters crops in a circular field
5. area where several metropolitan areas grow together
8. residential community immediately outside of a city
9. annual number of births per 1,000 people
11. related to cities and their surrounding areas
13. group group of people who share a common culture and ancestry
16. theme message about life or human nature that is meaningful across time and in all places
17. institution organized pattern of belief and behavior that focuses on meeting a societal need
18. wealth of cultural elements that has been passed down over generations
20. communities grouped around or at the center of a resource
22. route path used by people for buying and selling goods