Global 1

Question 1

Arable Farming

Answer 1

It comprises the economic activities and techniques relating to the treatment of soil and cultivation of land for food production.

Question 2

Agrarian activities

Answer 2

They use a range of crop, livestock and forestry production systems.

Question 3

Concentrated rural settlements

Answer 3

houses are grouped together and inhabitants have access to numerous services to satisfy their needs.

Question 4

Scattered rural settlements

Answer 4

houses are isolated and people have to go outside of their area to get access to services.

Question 5

Open field plots

Answer 5

they are made up of regular plts without boundries.

Question 6

Enclosed fields/ bocage plots

Answer 6

irregular plots separated by hedges.

Question 7

Livestock framing

Answer 7

it’s the breeding of animals to produce meat, milk, wool, leather; or to be used for labour.

Question 8

Traditional livestock framing

Answer 8

from family (small) to large herds used for extensive or transhumant.

Question 9

Traditional fishing

Answer 9

it’s done in rivers and coastal areas and it’s for self consumption.

Question 10

Artisanal fishing

Answer 10

it’s small-scale with small boats.

Question 11

Industrial fishing

Answer 11

it uses large factory ships with refrigeration.

Question 12

Construction

Answer 12

it creates houses, roads, railways and other establishments; it’s also an important economic agent.

Question 13

Base industries

Answer 13

they make the first changes to the raw materials to provide half-finished materials for other industries.

Question 14

Capital good industries

Answer 14

machinery and large articles for the industry are produced.

Question 15

Consumer goods industries

Answer 15

manufacture goods which are directly sold to the consumers.

Question 16

Deindustralisation

Answer 16

it means leaving the original industrial areas and replacing the industries with others.

Question 17

Functional reconversion

Answer 17

creating renovated areas and new city areas for tertiary sector businesses.

Question 18

The tertiary sector

Answer 18

it involves activities that do not produce material goods but instead provide services.

Question 19

road transport

Answer 19

it goes any distance and carries humans or objects.

Question 20

sea transport

Answer 20

it uses container ships for heavy goods. It can be for humans or objects and usually goes long distance.

Question 21

Air transport

Answer 21

it goes long-distance and transports humans or light goods.

Question 22

Tourism

Answer 22

it refers to the movement of people away from their regular home, for leisure and more than a day.

Question 23

Cultural tourism

Answer 23

it’s done for cultural and historical purposes.

Question 24

Telecommunication systems

Answer 24

they are long-distance systems that use cables or electromagnetic waves.

Question 25

Settlement

Answer 25

it's a certain area where people establish a community.

Question 26

Plot

Answer 26

it's a section of agricultural land that varies in size (small or large), shape (regular or irregular) and boundaries (enclosed or open).

Question 27

Polyculture

Answer 27

land is divided into small plots and a variety of crops are grown.

Question 28

Monoculture

Answer 28

a single crop is grown.

Question 29

rainfed farming

Answer 29

only needs rainwater

Question 30

irrigated framing

Answer 30

part of the water used is brought through artificial means.

Question 31

fishing

Answer 31

it's the method used to extract food resources from rivers, seas, lakes and oceans.

Question 32

Aquaculture

Answer 32

it consists on farming marine animals and plants.

Question 33

Mining

Answer 33

it refers to the process of extracting raw materials of mineral origin.

Question 34

Energy sources

Answer 34

they are natural resources that are processed to produce energy for domestic purposes and the operation of industries and transport.

Question 35

Hydropower

Answer 35

it uses the force of water stored in reservoirs to generate electricity.

Question 36

Wind energy

Answer 36

it's obtained by harnessing the force of the wind.

Question 37

Geothermal energy

Answer 37

it uses the heat from inside the Earth to produce electricity.

Question 38

Housing bubble

Answer 38

it refers to a speculative bubble in Spain's property market. Started at the end of the 1990's and lasted until early 2008.