Vocab C 2 Flashcards
(33 cards)
a half sphere used to refer to one half of the globe when divide into North, South, East, and west
Hemisphere
imaginary lines that circle the earth parallel to the equator
Latitude
imaginary lines the circle the earth from pole to pole measuring distance east to west of the prime Meridian
Longitude
a way of showing the round earth on a flat map
projection
a map that shows land and water features
physical map
a map that shows names and borders of continents
Political map
a map that shows themes or patterns such as climate, natural, resources, or population
special purpose map
a measuring lines that shows distance on a map
scale
north, south, east, and west
Cardinal Direction
a special purpose map that uses color to show population density
choropleth
the movement of people from 1 place to settle in another place
migration
the set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a group of people
culture
money and goods used to help people make or do things
capital
the act of running a business and taking on the risk of that business
entrepreneurship
the amount of a good or service that a producer wants to sell
supply
the amount of something that a consumer wants to buy
demand
the lack of resource
scarcity
what is given up such as time or money to make or buy something
opportunity cost
an economic system in which custom decides what people do, make, buy, and sell
traditional economy
an economic system in which the government decides what goods will be made and who receives them
command economy
a period of slow economic growth or decline
recession
a continued rise in prices of the supply of money
inflation
a good sent from one country to another in trade
export
a good brought into a country from another country
import
