Geo Ch.6 Terms

Question 0

Pastoralism

Answer 0

A type of subsistence agriculture involving herding animals

Question 1

Infrastructure

Answer 1

Systems of roads, parts, and other facilities needed by a modern economy

Question 2

Tariffs

Answer 2

Taxes on imports and exports

Question 3

Shifting cultivation

Answer 3

A process in which farmers clear trees or brush for short-term planting before moving to clear another area

Question 4

Domestication

Answer 4

The process in which people grow plants and tame animals for their own use

Question 5

Communism

Answer 5

An economic and political system in which the government owns or controls all the means of production

Question 6

Cultural boundaries

Answer 6

Boundaries that are based on culture traits

Question 7

Geometric boundaries

Answer 7

Boundaries that follow geometric patterns

Question 8

Market economy

Answer 8

An economic system in which people choose freely what to buy and sell

Question 9

Capitalism

Answer 9

An economic system in which businesses, industries, and resources are privately owned

Question 10

Urbanization

Answer 10

Growth in the proportion of people living in towns cities

Question 11

Nationalism

Answer 11

A feeling of pride and loyalty for one’s country or culture group