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Geography Alive Chapter 9

Chapter 9 vocabulary

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spatial inequalitythe unequal distribution of wealth of resources in a geographic area so some are richer than others
plazaan open square or market place
standard of livingthe overall level of comfort & well being of a group or a country
aqueducta pipe or channel built to transport water from one place to another
urbanizationthe movement of people from a rural to urban areas resulting in the growth of urban areas
rural declineworsening economic conditions in the countryside including rising unemployment and growing poverty
communal landslands that are held in common by a group of people
unemploymentjoblessness
volcanoa break in earth's crust where magma erupt from earth's interior
smoga haze in the air caused by pollution especially the exhaust from car's and other vehicles
air qualitya condition of the air based on the amount of pollution in it
sluman overcrowded dirty area of a city where the housing is in poor condition
tenementa run-down apartment building
estatesa sizeable area of privately owned property with a large house
life expectancythe average age that a person in a given population can expect to live to.
isthmusa narrow strip of land that links to large land masses
empirea group of territories, people or nations rules by a single authority
dictatora leader who governs by force without the consent of the people
barterconducting trade by exchanging goods or services instead of money


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