Unit 1 - Vocabulary Preview

Land that is controlled by a single government.

A group of people from one country who build a settlement in another territory, or land. The land that they build on becomes property of the country that they left

The policy or practice of acquiring control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.

An area of land that has common features.

The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments.

The weather found in a certain place over a long period of time.

Includes all of the activities related to the production, consumption, and trade of goods and services.

A group of businesses that make or sell similar products or perform similar services.

A person who owns and cultivates a small farm

Plants that is grown as food, especially a grain, fruit, or vegetable.

A system of farming that provides all or almost all the goods required by the farm and family, usually without any significant extra for sale

A large agricultural property (farm) dedicated to planting a few crops on a large scale.

A person who makes things skillfully with their hands

A person whose job is to buy and sell products in large amounts

The wood of trees that can or will be used for building material

The process of obtaining coal or other minerals out of the earth from the digging of mines.