SUPER QUIZLET - EXAM!!!!
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- stock
- the capital of a company or corporation, divided into portions or shares of uniform amount which are represented by transferable certificates
- metamorphic rock
- Rock changed in structure by heat, moisture, and pressure
- metallurgy
- the science or art of metals. It includes the study of their properties and structure, the separation and refining of metals from their ores, the production of alloys, and the shaping and treatment of metals by heat and rolling
- secondary industries
- the manufacturing industries like chemical, textile, and other
- map legend
- lists and explains the symbols and colors used on a map
- borough
- an incorporated municipality smaller than a city
- grasslands
- land with grass on it
- cereal grains
- corn, wheat, rice, and other grasses
- urban sprawl
- the growth of low density development outward from the edges of a city
- soybean
- used in making flour and oil and as a food
- capital goods
- buildings, machinery, tools, and other goods that provide productive services over a period of time
- UN
- United Nations
- legume
- a plant which bears pods containing a number of seeds
- sedimentary rock
- rocks fromed from sediment derived not only from rock fragments but also from plant and animal remains
- temperate
- not very hot, and not very cold
- Green Revolution
- term used to describe the transformation of agriculture in many developing nations that led to significant increases in agricultural production between the 1940s and 1960s.
- Thomas Malthus
- English economist: Said that population tends to increase more rapidly than food supplies
- Peterson
- a type of map projection that depicts the continents' sizes more accurately than Mercator
- fertilizer
- manure, or any organic substance, or a chemical that makes soil richer in plant foods when it is spread over or put into soil
- colonial
- of, concerning, or pertaining to a colony or colonies
- metropolitan
- of or pertaining to a large city, its surrounding suburbs, and other neighboring communities
- output
- the amount produced; product or yield: the daily output of automobiles
- parallel
- any of the imaginary circles around the earth parallel to the equator, marking degrees of latitude
- zoning laws
- generally passed by municipal governments, that control the kind and amount of development in an area
- organic production
- grown or prepared with natural fertilizers or without the use of insecticides and other chemicals: organic food
- geographic grids
- networks of imaginary lines that help us find and describe places on earth
- minerals
- a substance obtained by mining or digging in the earth
- nickel
- a metallic chemical element that looks like silver and is somewhat like iron. Nickel is hard and used as an alloy and in electroplating
- Mollweide
- a type of homolographic map projection in which the surface of the earth is represented as an ellipse, with the equator and parallels of latitude as straight lines
- grant
- something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land
- iron ore
- The term "iron ore" is used when the rock is sufficiently rich in iron minerals to be mined economically
- renewable resources
- a resource that can be renewed, solar, wind
- GIS
- Geographic Information System
- winter-city concept
- the idea that cities should be designed and built so that they are more liveable during harsh Canadian winter
- topography
- the surface features of a place or region. The topography of a region includes hills, valleys, streams, lakes, bridges, tunnels, and roads.
- municipality
- a city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government
- pesticides
- any one of various substances used to kill harmful insects (insecticide), fungi (fungicide), vermin, or other living organisms that destroy or inhibit plant growth, carry disease, or are otherwise harmful
- uranium
- a white, radioactive metallic chemical element that weighs more than any other element in nature
- subsidy
- A money payment or other form of aid that the government gives to a person or organization
- deciduous forests
- forests of trees that shed leaves each year
- equator
- an imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
- aquaculture
- the raising of plants or animals, such as fish or shellfish, in or at the bottom of the sea, a lake, a river, or other body of water
- reeve
- an administrative officer of a town or district
- Mercator
- A Mercator chart represents the meridians and parallels of latitude as straight lines
- biome
- a natural community of plants and animals, its composition being largely controlled by climatic conditions.
- protein
- a substance that is a necessary part of the cells of animals and plants
- Leduc
- On 13 Feb 1947, the Leduc No 1 well, in Alberta, successfully tapped the huge Leduc oil field. By the end of 1947, some 30 wells in the field were producing 3500 barrels of oil a day
- pulses
- the seeds of a group of plants, such as peas, beans, and lentils, used as food.
- calorie
- a unit of the energy supplied by food
- potash
- any on of several substances made from various minerals, wood ashes, blast furnace dust, or the like, and used in making soap, fertilizers, and glass.
- feed lot
- a type of concentrated animal feeding operation
- meridians
- an imaginary circle passing through any place on the earth's surface and through the North and South poles
- Developing country
- any of the world's poor, or "have-not," nations
- consumerism
- concentration on producing and distributing goods for a market which must constantly be enlarged
- contour map
- a map showing heights at regular intervals above sea level by means of contour lines
- livestock
- farm animals; domestic animals raised for their working ability or for their value as a source of food and other products
- environment
- all of the surrounding things, conditions, and influences affecting the growth or development of living things
- Canadian Shield
- a huge, rocky region that curves around Hudson Bay like a giant horseshoe. The Shield covers half the land area of Canada.
- soil conservation
- preventing soil erosion from water and wind
- niche
- the ecological "job and address" of a plant or animal in nature
- tundra
- vast, level, treeless plain in the arctic regions. The ground beneath the surface of the tundras is frozen even in summeril
- arterial road
- a major road in the city that is below an expressway in terms of capacity and speed
- earthquake
- a shaking or sliding of the ground. It is caused by the sudden movement of masses of rock along a fault or by changes in the size and shape of masses of rock far beneath the earth's surface
- Physical geography
- concerned with the locations of such earth features as land, water, and climate; their relationship to one another and to human activities; and the forces that create and change them
- bitumen
- the heaviest, thickest form of petroleum
- savannas
- a region of grassland with scattered trees lying between the equatorial forest and the hot deserts in either hemisphere.
- scale
- the mathematical relationship by which distances on a map reduce actual distances on earth.
- salt
- a white substance found in the earth and in seawater; sodium chloride; table salt. Salt is used to season and preserve food and in many industrial processes.
- petrochemical
- a chemical made or derived from petroleum or natural gas
- LRT
- Light Rail Transit
- projections
- a number of mathematical methods that cartographers use to produce a flat map of the round earth
- malnourished
- improperly nourished
- urbanization
- the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
- FAO
- Food and Agricultural Organization
- capital
- goods used to produce other goods
- stewardship
- to keep up or keep going, as an action or process
- international trade
- Trade between nations
- latitude
- distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees
- Tectonic Movement
- belonging to the structure of the earth's crust and to general changes in it, such as folding or faulting
- compass
- an instrument for showing directions, consisting of a needle or compass card that points to the north magnetic pole, which is near the North Pole
- coal
- a solid, hard black substance that burns and gives off heat. Coal is composed mostly of carbon. It is formed from partly decayed vegetable matter under great pressure and heat in the earth
- forage
- to hunt or search for food
- igneous rock
- produced by fire, great heat, or the action of a volcano; solidified from a molten state. Igneous rock is formed by the cooling and solidification of magma
- per capita
- for each person
- nondurable goods
- goods such as clothing and food
- specialization
- Workers concentrate on producing those goods and services for which they have a competitive advantage
- Industrial Revolution
- the change from an agricultural to an industrial society and from home manufacturing to factory production, especially the one that took place in England from about 1750 to about 1850
- deserts
- a barren region with little or no rainfall, usually sandy and without trees
- volcano
- a cone-shaped hill or mountain around this opening, built up of the material that is forced out
- Human geography
- concentrates on patterns of human activity and on their relationships with the environment.
- food reserves
- help prevent shortages after poor farming years
- tropical rain forests
- a woodland of tall trees growing in a region of year-round warmth and abundant rainfall
- recycle
- to put wastes, garbage, or the like, through a cycle of purification and conversion to useful products
- residential density
- a measure of the number of housing units per hectare or square kilometre
- industry
- a group of businesses that produce a similar product or provide a similar service
- cartography
- the making or study of maps or charts
- Globalization
- The trend toward increased cultural and economic connectedness between people, businesses, and organizations throughout the world
- coniferous forests
- forests of trees that bear cones
- geography
- the study of the earth's surface, climate, continents, countries, peoples, industries, and products.
- petroleum
- an oily, dark-colored, flammable liquid found in the earth, consisting mainly of a mixture of various hydrocarbons
- subsidize
- To assist or support with a subsidy
- urban
- pertaining to, or designating a city or town
- domestic trade
- Trade within a single country
- tariff
- Tariff is a tax placed on goods that one nation imports from another
- famine
- lack of food in a place; time of starving
- primary industries
- raw materials and natural resources are obtained (mining, agriculture, fishing)
- competitive advantage
- concentration on jobs workers are best fitted to perform
- nutrients
- a nourishing substance
- longitude
- distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured in degrees from a certain meridian (line from the North to the South Pole).
- land use
- how land in a city is, or could be, use
- tertiary industries
- the movement of goods from producers to consumers. Industries at this stage of production include automobile dealers, drugstores, and trucking firms
- distortion
- a distorting; twisting out of shape
- GPS
- Geographic Positioning System
- dividend
- share of the profits from the business