Geo 2

Question 0

What are 3 types of resources?

Answer 0

1. Natural
2. Capital
3. Human

Question 1

What does the diet of an LDC person consist of?

Answer 1

Carbohydrates

Question 2

What is a non- renewable resource?

Answer 2

Natural Gas

Question 3

What’s a renewable resource?

Answer 3

Trees

Question 4

What is a human scale?

Answer 4

A period of time that a renewable resource can replace itself

Question 5

What is the GREEN Revolution?

Answer 5

The development of high-yielding crops, with improved agricultural technology

Question 6

What was the intention of the GREEN Revolution?

Answer 6

To feed the 3rd world/ LDC

Question 7

What are 2 cons of the GREEN Revolution?

Answer 7

1. Didn’t really feed the poor

2. Created lots of pollutions

Question 8

What does GMO stand for?

Answer 8

Genetically Modified Organisms

Question 9

What is Irigation?

Answer 9

It’s what farmers do when there is a lack of water

Question 10

What is DESERTIFICATION?

Answer 10

Clear cutting shrubs and trees in areas that are already arid or semiarid

Question 11

What is Fair Trade?

Answer 11

When you give farmers a fair amount of money for the produce they sell, without the interference of a broker

Question 12

What is a Tariff?

Answer 12

A tax placed on imported goods

Question 13

What is a subsidy?

Answer 13

Financial assistance given to companies to support them

Question 14

What is BLUE Revolution?

Answer 14

The exploitation of the fish/aqua farm, leading to the increase in food from the sea

Question 15

What are the 4 types of Economic Systems?

Answer 15

1. Command- run by gov.
2. Market- supply/demand indiv.
3. Traditional- self sufficient
4. Mixed economic systems- supply/demand AND government

Question 16

What is Primary sector?

Answer 16

The economy that involves the extraction of natural resources.
Farming, Mining, Fishing

Question 17

What is Secondary sector?

Answer 17

The making of products from raw materials.

Food Processing, Auto-making

Question 18

What is Tertiary sector?

Answer 18

Involves the sale and use of goods/ services

Question 19

What is Quaternary sector?

Answer 19

Advertisements, Customer service

Question 20

What is Free Trade?

Answer 20

International trade without tax on imported goods

Question 21

What is Human Resource?

Answer 21

It’s the people that make up a workforce of a company

Question 22

What is Capital resouce?

Answer 22

Goods made and used to make other goods and services.

Tools, Equipment, Building, Machinery

Question 23

What is the BLUE Revolution?

Answer 23

It’s the need to get drinking water and crop irrigation to people worldwide