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Ch. 5 Terms
Vocab Ch. 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Natural Resources | A useful material found in the environment. |
| Raw Materials | Natural resources that must be processed to be useful. |
| Renewable Resources | A natural resource that can be replaced. |
| Nonrenewable Resources | A resource that cannot be replaced. |
| Environment | Natural surroundings. |
| Manufacturing | Processing a raw material to make finished product. |
| Colonization | Movement of the settlers and their culture to a new country. |
| Industrialization | The growth of manufacturing in an economy. |
| First-Level Activities | People use land and resources directly to make products. They hunt, cut wood, mine, fish, herd animals, or raise crops. |
| Second-Level Activities | People process products from the first stage people. |
| Third-Level Activities | A person delivers the goods to stores or people. |
| Deforestation | A loss of forest cover in a region. |
| Biodiversity | A large variety of living things in a region. |
| Civil Engineering | Technology for building structures that alter the landscape. |
| Pollution | Waste, usually made by people, that makes a places air, water, or soil less clean. |