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Mrd Unit IV
Question | Answer |
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resource | anything that is of value to humans |
natural resource | anything from nature that is of value to humans |
capital resource | money, large buildings, expensive machines, and infrastructure |
human resource | the number of people in a country and the skills they possess |
renewable resource | a natural resource that can regenerate itself with proper management |
nonrenewable resource | a natural resource that will run out eventually |
energy resource | a resource that can be used to generate power |
fossil fuels | coal, oil, and natural gas |
aesthetics | how something looks |
skilled laborers | people who must be trained over a long period of time |
unskilled laborers | people who can be trained in a short period of time |
entrepreneurial abilities | the ability to start and manage a business |
infrastructure | the basic systems that help an economy run such as roads, telecommunications, schools, and transportation networks |
primary economic activity | when a resource is gathered from nature such as farming, hunting, and fishing |
secondary economic activity | when a resource is processed into something useful or manufactured into something |
tertiary economic activity | the service sector of the economy |
environmental degradation | harming the environment or causing pollution |
developed nation | a country with a high standard of living |
developing nation | a country with a low standard of living |
landlocked | a country that does not have an outlet to the ocean |
globalization | integration of a national economy into an international economy through trade, foreign investment, and the spread of technology |
product assembly | when the components of an item are shipped to a central location and put together |
industrialization | the process of replacing human power with machine power |
hydroelectric power | power generated by water |
agribusiness | large farms owned by corporations |
telecommunications | telephone, radio, television, cell phone, and internet networks |
cash crops | plants that are grown for export in exchange for money such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton |
gross domestic product | the total value of all of the goods and services produced within a country in a year |
purchasing power parity | the theory that identical products and services in different countries should cost the same |
processing | when a natural resource is made into something useful. some examples are mills, refineries, and canneries. |
textiles | clothing |