Chapter 11 Vocabulary
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
MIGRATION
- Moving from one region to another
- "The birds migrated annually from Canada to Tampa."
PUSH FACTOR
- A factor that drives people away from a certain area
- "Famine is a push factor"
PULL FACTORS
- A factor that draw people to a certain area
- "A stable economy and good education is a pull factor."
SOCIAL FACTORS
- The facts and experiences that influence or control an individuals' personality, attitudes and lifestyle.
- "Religion is an example of a social factor."
ETHIC PERSECUTION
- Actions, practices, or beliefs that consider the human species to be divided into races with shared traits
- "The KKK is a good example of a group who practiced ethic persecution."
RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION
- mistreatment of an individual or group of individuals as a response to their religious beliefs or affiliations
- "The holocaust during WWII is an example of religious persecution."
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
- Any factor, abiotic or biotic, that influences living organisms.
- "A change in temperature is an example of an environmental factor."
PHYSICAL BARRIER
- An obstacle that hinders people with physical disabilities from gaining access.
- "Stanley was upset when he didn't see a ramp in the restaurant. It posed as a physical barrier for his brother who was in a wheelchair."
IRISH POTATO FAMINE
- A time when the Irish population was reduced by 25 percent due to famine, and potato crops were less than plenty
- "Richard's great-great grandfather was alive during the Irish Potato Famine."
POVERTY
- The state of being extremely poor.
- "Jenny's cousin lives in poverty."
THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE
- The slave trade took place across the Atlantic Ocean from the 16th through to the 19th centuries.
- "The Atlantic Slave trade took place between three continents; the Americas and Africa."
