https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999 en-us 2016-02-24 18:44:13 UTC 2023-04-26 15:52:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/earth.jpg 90969 https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97094341 Definition- a change in a way of life to suit new conditions

Sentence- Charles Darwin studied adaptation of the finch while on the Galapagos Islands.]]> 2016-02-24 18:45:32 UTC https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97094341 90969 https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97095079 Definition- The control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people

Sentence-  The British used to have colonialism over the U.S. before we gained our independence.

]]> 2016-02-24 18:47:35 UTC https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97095079 90969 https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97096359 Definition- Raising crops for sale, often on large farms

Sentence- People in third world countries use commercial farming as a way to make money.]]> 2016-02-24 18:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97096359 90969 https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97097333 Definition- Removing or clearing away the trees from a forest. Deforestation is often done to clear land for farming

Sentence- Deforestation is a big problem in the Amazon Rain Forest, because all the trees being cut down provide oxygen for the world.]]> 2016-02-24 18:53:12 UTC https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97097333 90969 https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97098418 Definition- a kind of travel that attracts people who would like to visit unique ecosystems, such as a rainforest

Sentence- There is a lot of ecotourism in Venezuela, because the Angel Falls are located there.]]> 2016-02-24 18:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97098418 90969 https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97099625 Definition- Gross Domestic Product the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year

Sentence- The GDP in the U.S. is getting better every year.]]> 2016-02-24 18:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97099625 90969 https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97100151 Definition- The Gross Domestic Product by or for each person. Calculated by dividing the total amount of something by the number of people in a place

Sentence- The GDP in Fargo is very high compared to other places around the world.]]> 2016-02-24 19:00:15 UTC https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97100151 90969 https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97101112 Definition- Human Development Index looks at how countries are doing in terms of their economies, societies, and basic living standards

Sentence- The HDI is not very good in brazil right now because of all the poverty.]]> 2016-02-24 19:02:46 UTC https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97101112 90969 https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97101785 Definition- An American citizen or resident of Spanish or Latin-American descent

Sentence-  There is a lot of Hispanics in texas because it is pretty close to the border.]]> 2016-02-24 19:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97101785 90969 https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97102823 Definition- Refers to immigration across national borders - legally and illegally

Sentence- There is a lot of illegle immigration from Mexico to the United States because of the living conditions down there.]]> 2016-02-24 19:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97102823 90969 https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97103542 Definition- originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or environment

Sentence- Native Americans are indigenous to North America.]]> 2016-02-24 19:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97103542 90969 https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97365152 Definition- a person of Latin-American or Spanish-speaking descent

Sentence- There is a lot of Latino's in America these days which makes the language more diverse here.]]> 2016-02-25 18:12:33 UTC https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97365152 90969 https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97366024 Definition- an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico

Sentence- The NAFTA agreement makes trade more profitable. ]]> 2016-02-25 18:15:18 UTC https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97366024 90969 https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97367055 Definition- inheriting or determining descent through the male line

Sentence- The patrilineal line is very big in my family]]> 2016-02-25 18:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97367055 90969 https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97367514 Definition- found in or living in areas that are not close to cities

Sentence- North Dakota is a very rural state.]]> 2016-02-25 18:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97367514 90969 https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97367948 Definition- an overcrowded, dirty area of a city where the housing is usually in very poor conditions (Favela is specific to Brazil.)

Sentence- There are a lot of slums in the inner part of South America.]]> 2016-02-25 18:20:27 UTC https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97367948 90969 https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97368852 Definition- the unequal distribution of wealth or resources in a geographic area, so that some places are richer than others

Sentence- The spatial inequality in Brazil is very noticable because the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.]]> 2016-02-25 18:22:48 UTC https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97368852 90969 https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97369766 Definition- the overall level of comfort and well-being of a group or a country

Sentence- The standard of living is very high in the US compared to other countries around the world. ]]> 2016-02-25 18:25:24 UTC https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97369766 90969 https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97370371 Defintion- farming that provides enough food for the farmer and his family but not enough for sale.

Sentence- There was a lot more substance farming back in the old days than compared to right now.]]> 2016-02-25 18:27:05 UTC https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97370371 90969 https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97371027 Defintion- the movement of people from rural to urban areas, resulting in the growth of urban (cities) areas

Sentence- Urbanization is growing around the world do to the increase in population.]]> 2016-02-25 18:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/90969/jfgkiti999/wish/97371027