Social Studies Due12-12 Flashcards
The action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
Exploration
A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with the particular purpose.
Expedition
An instrument containing A magnetized pointer that shows the direction of the magnetic north and bearings.
Compass
The angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich England or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
Longitude
The angular distance of a place north or south of the earths equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
Latitude
A circle of consistent longitude passing through a given place on earths surface and the terrestrials poles.
Maridains
The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, Land use, and industries.
Geography
The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
Climate
Variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
Biodiversity
A natural feature of earths surface.
Landform
The height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.
Altitude
The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
Topography
Send (goods or services) to another country for sale.
Export
Bring (goods or services) into a country from a bride for sale.
Import
Expense not normally included in the purchase price of an equipment or machine, such as four maintenance, supplies, training, and upgrades.
Hidden costs
Movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions.
Migration
Economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufactured of goods in factories.
Industry
Natural resource May exist as a separate entity such as fresh water, air, and as well as living organisms such as a fish, or it may exist in an alternate form that must be process to obtain the resource such as metal or‘s, rare earth metals, petroleum, and most forms of energy.
Natural resources
A system for allocating resources to meet people‘s needs and wants. It determines how goods and services are made and exchanged.
Economy
Independence of two or more people or things on each other.
Interdependence
