1.1: Intro to 7th Grade Social Studies

the movement of the temperature of the planet up or down over time

Deforestation

The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.

Desertification

The process by which formerly fertile lands become increasingly arid, unproductive, and desert-like.

Natural Disaster

A natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life.

Urbanization

Movement of people from rural areas to cities

Natural Resources

Raw materials supplied by nature

Culture

Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.

Epidemic

A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease.

Push Factor

A factor that causes people to leave their homelands and migrate to another region.

Pull Factor

Something that encourages people to move to a new place.

Legend/Key

explains the meaning of the symbols on the map

Compass Rose

A tool on a map showing cardinal (N,E,S,W) and intermediate (NE,SE,NW,SW) directions.

Scale

the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it

Grid (latitude/Longitude)

a network of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an map of the Earth

unpredictable drug responses, mask illness, resent heavy physical restraint, hide pain, pain assessment is challenging