Chapter 4 vocab Flashcards
Renewable resources
Things that will never run out
Are materials in the natural environment that people value and use to satisfy their needs
Natural resources
NonRenewable resources
Can not be replaced once they have been used
Coal oil and natural gas which are formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals
Natural resource
The splitting of a uranium atoms in a nuclear reactor to release their stored energy
Nuclear energy
Uses the energy of falling water to move machinery or generate electricity
Water power
Energy that comes from the earths internal heat
Geothermal energy
Energy produced from the sun
Solar energy
Activities that relay on natural resources
Primary economic Activities
Subsistence farming People grow only enough food for their own family
Subsistence farming
The production of and other agricultural products for sale in markets
Commercial farming
Turn out large quantities of manufacted goods
Commercial industries
People engaged in type of work do not directly gather or process raw materials
Tertiary economic activities
Processing and sharing of infomation
Quaternary economic activities
Goods sent out
Export
