New Ch Flashcards
(38 cards)
What does subsistence farming mean
Farming to survive
When did farming start and what did it do for us
It started10,000 years ago and is a reliable food source for people year after year
What do farmers today do
They sell there crops to gain money
Urbinization
Growth in proportion of people living in towns and cities
Industrilization
Allowed standardized goods to be made in abundance and for cheaper
What did industrialization lead to
Increased urbinization
Nationalism
Feelings of pride and loyalty to ones people
Totalitarianism
A form of government where all resources are monopolized by the state or person or group.
Democratic government
People have a say and participate
What are the two categories we use to describe countries
Developed and developing
Primary industries
Use natural resources and are found near the source
Secondary industries
Takes natural resources into finished products- adds value
Tertiary industries
Service jobs
Quartenary industries
Need to be smart and hardworking to have this kind of job
GNP (Gross National Product)
The value of goods produced by a country in a year, both inside and outside of the country
Per capita
Per person
What does outsourcing mean
When a buisness obtains services or products used in manufacturing, such as a television set the supplier cuts the cost
Non renewable resources
Not replaced by natural resources
Renewable resources
Can be replaced by natural resources such as solar energy, soil , water, etc.
In the sectors of economy chart which section are we in
Post industrial
What is one reason for the increase in globalization
Communist countries opening up for trade
Culture
It is something that is practiced and passed down
A human population that shares a common country
Ethnic group
How would a geographer say ethnic group
A nation
