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geo ch.5
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Natural Resources | Useful materials found in the environment |
| Raw Materials | Natural resources that must be worked on to be useful |
| Renewable Resources | Resources that can be replaced |
| Nonrenewable Resources | Resources that can not be replaced |
| Environment | Natural Surroundings |
| Manufacturing | The large scale production of goods made by machine or hand |
| Colonization | A movement of new settlers and their culture to a country |
| Industrialization | The growth of machine-powered production |
| First-Level Activities | Direct intervention with raw materials. Provides resources that people need to live |
| Second-level Activities | Industry |
| Third-level Activities | Services |
| Deforestation | The loss of forest cover in a region |
| Civil Engineering | Technology for building structures that alter a landscape. such as roads, bridges, and sidewalks |
| Biodiversity | Richness of different kinds of living things |
| Pollution | Waste that makes soil or air less clean |