Moving West Vocab - 5th Grade

Front

Person who moves to a sparsely populated area.

Back

settler

Front

Person among the first to explore or settle in a new area?

Back

pioneer

Front

Way people settle or spread across landscape?

Back

settlement pattern

Front

Science of farming, soil cultivation, and animal rearing.

Back

agriculture

Front

Changes to an area's physical geography by humans (e.g., highways, sidewalks)

Back

Modifying the environment

Front

Businesses that produce a specific good or service are called?

Back

Industry

Front

Act of becoming larger or more extensive?

Back

expansion

Front

Process of large populations moving from rural to urban areas?

Back

urbanization

Front

Process transforming an economy from agriculture to manufacturing?

Back

industrialization

Front

Focus of a country to enhance living standards via job creation, new ideas, wealth generation, and improved quality of life.

Back

economic development