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GSE Unit 6 Vocab #2
GSE Unit 6 Vocabulary Quiz #2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| arable | suitable for farming |
| climate | the average annual weather conditions in a given location. |
| commodities | any raw material or agricultural product that is bought and sold |
| temperate | climate characterized by mild temperatures |
| Tropic of Capricorn | a parallel latitude located south of the equator at 23.5º S |
| urban | an industrialized area of a city or town |
| specialization | focusing on a narrow range of products/services that can be produced most efficiently and cost-effectively |
| voluntary trade | trade in which both partners freely agree to and benefit from the exchange of goods/services |
| boycott | refusal to purchase a good/service from a specific company or country |
| domestic | term which refers to the products of services originating in one’s own country; it is the antonym of foreign |
| embargo | a trade barrier which blocks all trade with another nation |
| quota | a trade barrier which places a limit on imported goods |
| sanction | the act of economically punishing another nation |
| tariff | a trade barrier which places a tax on imported goods |
| trade barrier | any activity which slows or outright blocks the free exchange of goods and services between nations |