5th Grade Human Geography: 5th Grade Human Geography, List 1

This list features human geography terms commonly learned in 5th grade social studies classes.

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  1. nation
    a politically organized body of people under a government
  2. capital
    a seat of government
  3. citizen
    a native or naturalized member of a state
  4. region
    a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
  5. settlement
    a community of people smaller than a town
  6. frontier
    an international boundary or the area immediately inside it
  7. boundary
    a line determining the limits of an area
  8. township
    an administrative division of a county
  9. confederation
    a union of political organizations
  10. homeland
    the country where you were born
  11. nationality
    the status of belonging to a particular country
  12. dialect
    the usage or vocabulary characteristic of a group of people
  13. superpower
    a country that can influence events throughout the world
  14. symbol
    an arbitrary sign with a conventional significance
  15. sprawl
    the disorganized spread of development beyond city limits
  16. urbanization
    the social process whereby cities grow
  17. overpopulation
    too many individuals of a given species
  18. density
    the spatial property of being crowded together
  19. demography
    the study of the characteristics of human populations
  20. infrastructure
    basic facilities needed for the functioning of a country
Created on Mon Nov 27 13:52:41 EST 2023 (updated Thu Nov 30 16:57:24 EST 2023)

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