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World Geography
Ch 4 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Natural Resource | a material in the natural enviroment that people value and use to satisfy their needs |
renewable resource | a natural resource that the enviroment continues to supply or replace as it is used |
nonrenewable resources | a natural resource that cannot be replaced once it is used |
fossil fuels | any oone of several nonrenewable mineral resources formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals and used for fuel |
water power | energy produced form falling water to move machinery or generate electricity |
geothermal energy | energy produced from the earth's intense interior heat. |
solar energy | energy produce by the sunPri |
primary economic activity | an economic activity that takes or uses natural resources directly such as fishing or mining |
subsistence farming | farming that provides only enough for the needs of family or a village. |
comercial farming | the raising of crops and livestock for sale in markets |
secondary economic activity | an economic activity in which people use raw materials to produce or manufacture new products of grater value |
cottage industry | a small-scale manufacturing operation ussing little technology, often located in or near people's home |
commercial industry | a large-scale manufacturing opperation that employs many people and produces large quantities of goods |
tertiary economic activity | an economic activity in which people do nor directly gather or process raw materials but pursue activities that serve others; service industry |
quaternary economic activity | an economic activity that focuses on the acquistion processing and sharing of information such as education or reserch |
export | an item that is sent out of the country for sale |
import | an item that is brought into the country for sale. |