Unit 3 Vocab

Question 1

Commercial farming

Answer 1

The production of crops and farm animals for sale, usually with the use of modern technology

Question 2

Subsistence farming

Answer 2

Farming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the farmer, with little surplus for sale

Question 3

Infrastructure

Answer 3

The basic systems and services, such as transportation and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively

Question 4

Mortality rate

Answer 4

The number of deaths in a given area or period, or from a particular cause

Question 5

Literacy

Answer 5

The ability to read and write

Question 6

GDP

Answer 6

Gross, domestic, product, the total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year

Question 7

Industry

Answer 7

Any part of the business of producing or making goods

Question 8

HDI

Answer 8

A tool developed by the United Nations to measure and rank countries level of social and economic development

Question 9

Urban

Answer 9

In, relating to, or characteristic of town or city

Question 10

Rural

Answer 10

In, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town