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

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

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  1. development
    a process in which something passes to a different stage
  2. conservation
    careful management of the environment and natural resources
  3. recycle
    use again after processing
  4. natural resource
    material in the environment that can be used by people
  5. crop
    a cultivated plant that is grown commercially
  6. yield
    production of a certain amount
  7. harvest
    the gathering of a ripened crop
  8. cultivation
    production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
  9. plantation
    an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale
  10. pasture
    a field covered with grass and suitable for grazing
  11. biodiversity
    the variety of plant and animal life in a habitat
  12. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  13. global warming
    a rise in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere
  14. fossil fuel
    energy-producing substance derived from preserved organisms
  15. deforestation
    the removal of trees
Created on Mon Nov 27 14:29:31 EST 2023 (updated Thu Nov 30 16:57:44 EST 2023)

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