Chapter 2 Flashcards
Anthropology
The study of human culture
Hemisphere
A “half sphere” used to refer to one half of the globe.
Latitude
Imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to the equator.
Longitude
Imaginary lines that circle the Earth from pole to pole.
Projection
The way of showing the round Earth on a flat map.
Physical map
A map that shows land and water features
Political map
A map that shows the name and borders of countries
Special-purpose map
A map that shows themes or pattern such as climate,natural resources,or population
Scale
A measuring line that shows the distance on a map
Cardinal directions
North,South,East,and West
Culture
The set of beliefs,behavior,and traits shared be a group of people
Capital
Money and goods used to help make or do things
Entrepreneurship
Th sat of running business and taking on the risk of business
Supply
The amount of good or service that a procedure wants to sell
Demand
The amount of something that a consumer wants to buy
Scarcity
The lack of a resource
Opportunity cost
What is given up,such as time or money,to make or buy something
Traditional economy
An economic system in Which custom decides that people do,make,buy,and sell
Command economy
An economic system in which a central government decides what goods will be made and who will revive them
Recession
A period of slow economic growth or decline
Inflation
A continue rise in prices or the supply of money
Export
A good sent from one country to another in trade
Import
A good brought into a country from another country
Barter
To trade by exchanging one good or service for another
Globalization
The growth in free between countries
