Unit 2 Cultural Studies 4th Grade

The way population is spread out over the land.

• Population Density

• Population Distribution

• Desertification

• Environment

Everything that is around us. It can be living or non-living things. It includes physical, chemical and other natural forces.

• Earth

• Atmosphere

• Environment

• Migration

The use of connected ditches, canals, or pipes to move water to dry areas.

• drought

• environment

• migration

• irrigation

The change of fertile land into desert land is called

• desertification

• dessertification

• dessert

• desert

Long periods of dry weather

• earthquake

• flood

• drought

• desertification

The movement by people from one place to another with the intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily in a new location.

• migration

• urbanization

• metropolitan

• immigration

The movement of people from the countryside to the cities.

• irrigation

• migration

• urbanization

• metropolitan

The result of urbanization. Where the largest concentrations of people live. Big cities and sprawling suburbs that surround them.

• metro

• politician

• metropolis

• metropolitan

People that study population

• Demographers

• Populataphers

• Discographers

• Geographers

A map that focuses on one geographic theme, or subject.

• population map

• thematic map

• political map

• topographic map