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geoterms quiz
geoterms
Question | Answer |
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Centrifugal Force | A force that divides people and countries |
Centripetal Force | A force that unties people and countries |
Common market | a group of countries that acts as a single market, without trade barriers between member countries |
Super-national cooperation | A form of international cooperation in which countries give up some control of their affairs |
Demography | A study of human population,including how they change due to births , deaths,ageing and migration |
Dependency ratio | The number of old and young dependents(people who depend on other people to be fed and clothed)who dont work compared with the working-age population |
Life Expectancy | The average age that a person in a given population can expect to live.Life expectancy varies from one country to another |
Replacement rate | The total fertility rate needed for a population to replace itself.This number varies by country |
Total fertility rate(TFR) | The average number of children a women in a given population will have on her lifetime this number is different in different countries |
Acid Rain | Rain that can damage the environment becuase it contains acid from factory smoke and car exhaust.Acid rain can damage plants , fish , animals, and even different countries |
Nuclear radiation | A form of energy that come from nuclear reactions. Radiation has no smell or taste, bit it can be harmful to living things |
River system | A River and all streams that flow into it.The streams that flow into the river are called TRIBUTARIES |
Transboundary Pollution | pollution that starts in one country and crosses boundaries into other countries genially , transboundary pollution is carried by wind or water. |