Glossary Terms Archive - Page 4 of 15 - Societies and Territories

Relief- Relief

Relief: Differences in height on the earth’s surface. Le relief : Différences de hauteur sur la surface de la terre.

Demographic Composition- Composition démographique

The demographic composition of a society or region is information about the people that make up the populationPopulation comes from the […]

Facilitate

This means to help make an action or a process you do easier. Like when a teacher “facilitates” your learning, […]

Cooperative – Coopérative

Cooperative “Cooperatives are created by people who have a specific need and who are willing to work together to operate […]

Writing system – Système d’écriture

A writing system is any way of visually representing what is said or communicated. While both writing and speech are […]

World’s Fair – Exposition universelle

World’s Fair – A world’s fair is an event that showcases the accomplishments of many different countries. The countries may […]

Working Class- Classe ouvrière

Working-Class – Working class is a social class. Working-class refers to a group of people who have jobs that do […]

Workers’ Rights- Droits des travailleurs

Workers’ Rights – or Labour Rights, are rights that are meant to protect employees and employers. Workers’ rights may include […]

Women’s Rights – Droits des femmes

Women’s Rights – Women’s rights are rights or laws that promote female autonomyAutonomy- AutonomyAutonomy- Autonomy refers to independence; a person or a group of people’s ability to act independently... refers to independence; a person or […]

Wildlife- Faune sauvage

Wildlife – Animals that live in the wild, that are not often in contact with people. Faune sauvage – Animaux […]

Welfare State- État providence

Welfare State – When a government is responsible for taking care of some of the needs of citizens or offering […]

Waterways- Voies navigables

Waterways – A body of water that is used to transport people or goods. Voies navigables – Une étendue d’eau […]

Urban- Urbain

Urban – An urban area is a place where lots of people live and work. Cities are urban areas. In […]

Unions- Unions

Unions – When two or more things come together. This word is often used to refer to labor unions in […]

Tundra- Toundra

Tundra – An area of land that is often flat and rocky with no trees. It is common in arctic […]