An analytical tool used to measure the distance between two or more physical locations or items

a settlement or group of buildings that is formed in a long line

A nucleated village, or clustered settlement, is one of the main types of settlement pattern.

a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each other

A Human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment

Geographic area that is located outside towns and cities

the action of buying and selling goods and services

materials and substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land. That occur in nature and can be used for economic purposes

The management and modification of a natural environment or wilderness into an built environment such as arable fields, pastures, and managed woods

Natural resources, Flat land, Employment, Reliable Water, Infrastructure, Nice Scenery, Fertile Soil

Marsh land, Cold climate, Arid Climate, Infertile land, Steep Relief,

The world’s population is evenly distributed across the globe

The center of continents (interior) are more densely populated than the coastal regions

Polar regions are sparsely populated

a boundary that is a landform made by nature

Ocean, Valley, Cliff, Mountain

created by the government

Groups of people, businesses, or governments that work together to solve an issue

Involves governments or people from different countries working together to solve an issue that crosses country borders

Organizations that are formed between governments

How many countries are involved in the UN?

How many countries are involved in the NATO?

How many countries are involved in the European Union?

How many countries are involved in WHO?

How many countries are involved in the Red Cross?

When countries disagree

When countries have something to gain by working together to solve problems

The circumstances that cause something to happen

When conditions and motivations push countries toward things such as military, political, economic, or a combination of all

The reasons or goals that cause countries to act

A large, powerful country wants the natural resources that their weaker neighbor has.

A small, weak country discovers that they have a large oil reserve under their desert. Their larger neighbor is going through an oil shortage.

The larger country invades the smaller country.

Two countries form and fund a group of doctors and specialists in disease to investigate vaccinations and treatments for the illness.

A mystery illness is sweeping across a region. Thousands of people in several countries have been affected.

Two countries nearby have not been affected by the spreading disease and want to prevent the spread into their countries.

One large country has invested heavily in a smaller country. It has started schools there and its companies have built many factories there. The smaller country is then attacked by an enemy.

The larger country wants to protect its investments.

The larger country uses its military to defend the smaller country.

The downstream nations cut off the upstream nation from all trade until they agree to remove the dam.

The countries farther downstream want water for themselves.

A river flowing through a particular region reaches many countries. There has been a drought in the region and the country farthest upstream sets up a dam to direct water from the river into their reservoirs.

Two countries are locked in a struggle over the rights to the river that divides them

Four countries have started a program to deal with the famine that is spreading across their region

Two countries have been in an economic and political struggle known as a cold war

A larger, powerful country is supporting a smaller, weaker country in a war

Pollution levels are dangerous in a certain river. Bordering countries form a committee to investigate

One country says that it will no longer buy any products made in another country

Two countries that used to work together now work against each other's international interests