Across
- 5. something that brings people in a country together, like a shared language or national pride. (3, CC)
- 7. people cut down forests for things like farming or building, which can hurt the environment. (5, CC)
- 13. one country takes control of another area, using its resources and often changing its culture and politics. (3, IDK)
- 15. people, animals, or things spread out from a central point to different places, showing how stuff moves across space. (1, IDK)
- 16. countries and cultures connect and share ideas, goods, and technology, making the world more linked but also changing local traditions. (3, VIT)
- 18. when new farming tools and methods made food production faster, helping cities grow and starting big changes in society. (5, VIT)
- 19. old industrial or commercial sites that might be polluted but can be cleaned up and reused for new development. (6, IDK)
- 24. number of farmers per area of farmland, showing how crowded farming is and how land is being used. (2, VIT)
- 25. border that’s actually marked on the ground with signs, fences, or walls so you can see it in real life. (4, CC)
- 28. line drawn on a map to show the limits of a place, like the border between two countries. (4, CC)
- 29. one group adopts some cultural traits of another group, usually after coming into contact, changing both groups a bit. (3, IDK)
- 31. country wants to take back land it believes belongs to it because people there share its culture or history. (4, IDK)
- 33. studying the features of a place to understand how people and nature shape it, which helps us learn why places look the way they do. (1, VIT)
- 34. border drawn before an area is well populated, often set by physical features like rivers or mountains. (4, IDK)
- 35. businesses group together in one area to help each other out and make more money. (7, IDK)
Down
- 1. new area with lots of offices, shopping, and homes that pops up on the outskirts of a big city. (6, CC)
- 2. something that pulls people in a country apart, like different languages or religions that cause conflict. (3, CC)
- 3. perceptual region is an area people believe exists based on their feelings or ideas, not strict boundaries, like “the South” in the U.S. (1, IDK)
- 4. area that controls itself a bit more than others, which helps groups keep their culture and make their own decisions. (4, VIT)
- 6. people move to their final destination in a series of smaller moves, stopping at different places along the way. (2, CC)
- 8. farming of fish, shellfish, or other aquatic life for food, helping to meet the world’s seafood demand. (5, IDK)
- 9. top-level decision-making roles in society, like CEOs, government leaders, or top scientists. (7, CC)
- 10. good land turns into desert because of things like drought or overuse, making it hard to grow crops. (5, CC)
- 11. number of deaths in a population, which helps us understand health and life expectancy in a place. (2, IDK)
- 12. basic stuff like roads, bridges, and power lines that help a city or country work and grow. (6, VIT)
- 14. fast-growing suburban city that isn’t the biggest in its area but grows as quickly as a major city. (6, IDK)
- 17. when machines started doing most work instead of people, changing how we live and work forever. (7, VIT)
- 20. people choose to move to a new place on their own, usually for better jobs, education, or lifestyle. (2, CC)
- 21. area where everyone shares one or more traits, like language or climate, and it has clear boundaries, such as a country or state. (1, CC)
- 22. humans tame plants or animals for their own use, which made farming and settled life possible. (5, IDK)
- 23. area organized around a central point or hub, like a city and its subway system, where everything connects back to that center. (1, CC)
- 26. community that’s even farther out than the suburbs, where people live outside the main city but still commute in. (6, CC)
- 27. group of South American countries that work together to trade more easily and boost their economies. (7, IDK)
- 30. high-level information and knowledge-based work, like research, tech, or data analysis. (7, CC)
- 32. government actions meant to slow down population growth by encouraging fewer births. (2, IDK)