 Culture : the expression of beliefs, ideas, and organization that summarizes the way of life of a group.  Cultural Traits : Learned expressions of behavior that reflect the characteristics of a group.  Political : having to do with governing or public affairs  Natural resources : something that is in or supplied by our natural environment and can be consumed or used by people

 Geographic features : physical characteristics of the earth  Region : area which has shared, definable characteristics. Those characteristics may be either human, physical, or both.  Systems : an organized method of doing something  Daily life : things that people do on a regular basis  Nation : a large group of people who share common cultural characteristics

Economic : the use of resources by a society in the creation of goods and services Trade : the buying & selling of goods Alliances : two or more countries or nations that work together for a common cause. Nomadic : To move from place to place, generally with an economic purpose, without a permanent dwelling.

 Settler : people who leave their home land to live in an “undeveloped” area  Settlement : a community originated by new inhabitants  explore : to travel over an unknown area for adventure and discovery  expedition : a trip made to explore an unknown territory.  colony: a group of people who settle in another land but who are still under the rule of their native land or mother country

 motivation : the reason we do something  Refugee : A person who flees a country or region to escape danger or persecution.  Scarcity : The economic concept referring to there being more needs than resources to meet those needs.  Distribute : To divide or spread out among an area or group  Cash crop : crop grown to be sold

 Origin : the point of beginning  Slavery : a system of one person(s) owning another person(s)  Slave trade : the buying and selling of slaves  Demand : the quantity of a product that buyers are willing and able to purchase at a particular price and particular time

 Supply : The amount of a product that sellers are willing and able to produce or sell at a particular price and time  Population imbalance : when one group of people greatly outnumbers another group(s) of people in an area  Plantation : a large farm which focuses on growing a cash crop usually with resident labor.  Labor : 1. work – especially hard physical work. 2. a classification of people generally based on doing manual work

 Period : a unit of time characterized by a certain condition or event  Proprietary : something owned by a private individual or individuals  Mercantilism : an economic system based on creating a favorable balance of trade for a nation through establishing colonies and controlling trade.