Final Vocb

Question 1

Meridians

Answer 1

A lane that runs from north to the South Pole

Question 2

Prime meridian

Answer 2

0’ that runs longitude

Question 3

Equator

Answer 3

Is at 0’ latitude

Question 4

Thematic map

Answer 4

A map that shows a particular theme or topic

Question 5

Physical map

Answer 5

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Question 6

Relative location

Answer 6

Where a place is located in relation to another place

Question 7

Absolute location

Answer 7

The precise point where a place Is located on earth

Question 8

Developing country

Answer 8

A poor country with a less advanced economy .

in general developing countries are trying to increase their industries and improve life for their people done

Question 9

Developed country

Answer 9

A Wealth country with an advanced economy

developed countries have many industries and provide a comfortable way of life for most of their people

Question 10

Consumption

Answer 10

The using up of goods and services

this term is also used to describe the purchase and use of goods and services by consumers

Question 11

GDP

Answer 11

The total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year

Question 12

Urban area

Answer 12

Living in the city

Question 13

Rural area

Answer 13

Areas that are not close to the city

Question 14

Capital city

Answer 14

A city that is the government center of a country or region

Question 15

Primate city

Answer 15

The largest and most important city in a country. A primate city has at least twice the population of the next largest city. It is the center of economic power and national cultural

Question 16

Site

Answer 16

The specific place where something is located including its physical setting

Question 17

Situation

Answer 17

The way a place is positioned in relation to its wider surrounded

Question 18

Arable land

Answer 18

Land suitable for growing crops

Question 19

Physiologic population density

Answer 19

The population of a country divided by its arable land

Question 20

Arithmetic population density

Answer 20

The population of a county divided by it total land area

Question 21

European Union

Answer 21

A supranational organization through which a number of European countries work together on shared issues

Question 22

Supranational cooperation

Answer 22

A form of international corporation in which countries give up some control of their affairs as they work together to achieve shared goals

Question 23

Centripedal forces

Answer 23

A force that unites people and country

Question 24

Centrifugal forces

Answer 24

A force that divides people and country

Question 25

Common market

Answer 25

A group of countries that act as a single market ,without trade barriers between member countries

Question 26

Tariffs

Answer 26

A tax on goods that cross crown try borders

Question 27

Comparative advantage

Answer 27

The ability of ones county to produce a good or provide a service at a lower cost or more effectively than another country

Question 28

Outsource

Answer 28

To hire someone outside a company.

Information technology has made it possible to outsource jobs to businesses in other country’s

Question 29

Economic interdependence

Answer 29

A condition in which countries have a strong economic ties depend on each other for resources, technology, trade, and investment.

Question 30

Free trade

Answer 30

The flow of goods and services across national borders, with little or no government

Question 31

Globalization

Answer 31

The development of global society in which people, money, information, and goods flow fairly freely across national borders

Question 32

Multinational corporation

Answer 32

A large company that had operations in more than one country

Question 33

Biome

Answer 33

A very large ecosystem such as desert, forest, wetland, or grassland.
Each biome is a home on it own community of plants and animals

Question 34

Ice shelves

Answer 34

A large, floating sheet of ice that is attached to the coast.
Ice shelves can extend out to sea for hundreds of miles

Question 35

Greenhouse effect

Answer 35

The process by which gases in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun and keep it close to earths surface.
This trapped heat may contribute to global warming .

Question 36

Global warming

Answer 36

The gradual increase in the temperature of earths surface overtime
This warming may be the result of natural causes. It may also be caused by human activity

Question 37

Compass rose

Answer 37

A diagram on a map that shows directions such as north, south, east,west