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5th period geo
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| natural resource | a material in the natural environments that people value and use to satisfy their needs |
| renewable resource | a natrusl resurce that the environment continues to supply or replace as it is used |
| nonrenewable resource | a natural resource that can not be replaced once it is used |
| fossil fuel | any one of severalnonrenewable mineral resources formed from the remains of ancient p lants and animals and used for fuel |
| nuclear energy | a type of energy produced by fission the splitting of uranium atoms in a nuclear reactor releasing stored energy |
| water power | energy produced from falling water to move machinery or genrate electricity |
| geothermal energy | energy produced from the earths intense interior heat |
| solar energy | energy produced by the sun |
| primary economic activity | an economic activity that takes or uses natural resources directly such as fishing or mining |
| subsistence farming | farming that provides enough for the needs of family or a village |
| commercial farming | the raising of crops and lie stock for sale in marks |
| secondary economic activity | an ecomomic activity in wich people use raw materials to produce or amifactire mew products of greater value |
| cottage industry | a small scale manufacturing operation using little technology often located in or near peoples homes |
| commercial industry | a large scale manufacturing operation that employs many people ad produces large quantities of goods |
| tertiary economic activity | an economic activity in wich people do not directly gather or process raw materials but not pursue activities that serve others servic industry |
| quaternary economic activity | an economic activity that focuses on the acquisition processing and sharing of information suuch as education or research |
| export | an item that is sent out of the country for sale |
| import | an item that is brought into a the country for sale |