Glossary Terms Archive - Page 12 of 15 - Societies and Territories

Political Structure – Structure politique

Political structure refers to the way people, groups and institutions interact with each other, within a political system. And by political system we are talking about who is in power!

Population density – Densité de population

Population densityPopulation density is how many people live in a specific area. Usually, we compare population densities... is how many people live in a specific area. Usually, we compare populationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say population when we talk about a group... densities of one place and another by calculating how many people live in a square area, like a square kilometre.

Population – Population

Population comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say populationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say population when we talk about a group... when we talk about a group of people living in a particular area, such as a city, country, region, continent, or even the world.

Subarctic climate – Climat subarctique

Places with a subarctic climate (also called boreal climateClimate is the average and normal weather in a specific place or region. ) have long, usually very cold winters, and short, warm summers. It is found on large landmasses, away from oceans, usually at latitudes from 50° to 70°N.

Climate – Climat

Climate is the average and normal weather in a specific place or region.

Boreal forest – La forêt boréale

Boreal ForestBoreal Forest – This kind of forest has coniferous and deciduous trees. It covers about 60%… – This kind […]

Territory – Territoire

A territory is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say “belongs” to a particular country or person or group of people. But we can also talk about how a territoryA territory is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say "belongs"... is “used for something” like hunting or farming, or as a place where “actions take place”. In this sense, one could also say that a people occupied or used or even claimed that territoryA territory is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say "belongs"....

Linguistic Family – Famille linguistique

A linguistic familyA linguistic familyA linguistic family (or language family) is a group of languages related through descent from a... (or language familyA language family is a group of languages related through descent from a common ancestral language...) is a group of languages related through descent from a… (or language […]

Census – Recensement

A questionnaire or survey of an area to find out how many people live there

Vegetation – Végétation

Vegetation means all plants and trees collectively, and often typically to those in a specific region. For example, when we refer to the vegetationVegetation means all plants and trees collectively, and often typically to those in a specific region. For... in the St. Laurence LowlandLowland is an area where the land is at, near, or below the level of the... area.

Transportation routes – voies de transport

A transportation route is the path that is followed by a movement of people or goods.

Sustainable land use – Utilisation soutenable des terres

Sustainable land useSustainable land use means when people and ecosystems can both do well, but by respecting nature’s... means when people and ecosystems can both do well, but by respecting nature’s limits, and while lessening the harmful impacts on the land, air and watershed caused by humans