Glossary
Peninsula
Peninsula: a strip of land surrounded on three sides by water.
People overpopulation
The concept that many persons, each using a small number of natural resources to sustain life, add up to too many people for the environment to support.
Per Capita Gross Domestic Product Purchasing Power Parity
GDP PPP: In this figure, annual per capita gross domestic product (GDP) – the total output of goods and services a country produces for home use in a year – is divided by the country’s population.
Per capita income
The average amount of money earned by each person in a political unit.
Perennial irrigation
The year-round irrigated cultivation of crops, as in the Nile Valley, following the construction of barrages and dams.
Peru
Location: South America Official name: Republic of Peru Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1824 / 1941 Capital city: Lima Population: 29.5 million / 60 people per sq mile (23 people per sq km) Total land area: 496,223 square miles (1,285,200 square km) Language(s) spoken: Spanish (official language), Quechua, Aymara Main …