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- map legend
- lists and explains the symbols and colors used on a map
- capital
- Tariff is a tax placed on goods that one nation imports from another
- grant
- something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land
- contour map
- a map showing heights at regular intervals above sea level by means of contour lines
- prime meridian
- Russia's main independent TV station
- petroleum
- an oily, dark-colored, flammable liquid found in the earth, consisting mainly of a mixture of various hydrocarbons.
- scale
- the mathematical relationship by which distances on a map reduce actual distances on earth
- 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
- primary industries
- raw materials and natural resources are obtained (mining, agriculture, fishing)
- nondurable goods
- goods such as clothing and food
- livestock
- farm animals; domestic animals raised for their working ability or for their value as a source of food and other products
- specialization
- Workers concentrate on producing those goods and services for which they have a competitive advantage.
- UN
- United Nations
- food reserves
- help prevent shortages after poor farming years
- GPS
- Geographic Positioning System
- borough
- an incorporated municipality smaller than a city
- industry
- a group of businesses that produce a similar product or provide a similar service
- Thomas Malthus
- English economist: Said that population tends to increase more rapidly than food supplies
- 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)
- domestic trade
- Trade within a single country
- calorie
- a unit of the energy supplied by food
- tertiary industries
- the movement of goods from producers to consumers. Industries at this stage of production include automobile dealers, drugstores, and trucking firms
- 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
- petrochemical
- a chemical made or derived from petroleum or natural gas
- zoning laws
- generally passed by municipal governments, that control the kind and amount of development in an area
- cereal grains
- corn, wheat, rice, and other grasses
- parallel
- any of the imaginary circles around the earth parallel to the equator, marking degrees of latitude
- deserts
- a barren region with little or no rainfall, usually sandy and without trees
- topography
- the surface features of a place or region. The topography of a region includes hills, valleys, streams, lakes, bridges, tunnels, and roads
- forage
- to hunt or search for food
- tundra
- a vast, level, treeless plain in the arctic regions. The ground beneath the surface of the tundras is frozen even in summeril
- subsidize
- To assist or support with a subsidy
- arterial road
- a major road in the city that is below an expressway in terms of capacity and speed
- per capita
- for each person
- consumerism
- to keep up or keep going, as an action or process.
- bitumen
- the heaviest, thickest form of petroleum
- pulses
- the seeds of a group of plants, such as peas, beans, and lentils, used as food
- projections
- a number of mathematical methods that cartographers use to produce a flat map of the round earth
- equator
- an imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
- competitive advantage
- concentration on jobs workers are best fitted to perform
- sedimentary rock
- rocks fromed from sediment derived not only from rock fragments but also from plant and animal remains
- 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.
- 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.
- grasslands
- and with grass on it
- renewable resources
- concentration on producing and distributing goods for a market which must constantly be enlarged
- Peterson
- a type of map projection that depicts the continents' sizes more accurately than Mercator
- niche
- the ecological
- winter-city concept
- the idea that cities should be designed and built so that they are more liveable during harsh Canadian winter
- coniferous forests
- forests of trees that bear cones
- legume
- a plant which bears pods containing a number of seeds
- deciduous forests
- forests of trees that shed leaves each year
- 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.
- 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
- volcano
- a cone-shaped hill or mountain around this opening, built up of the material that is forced out
- output
- the amount produced; product or yield: the daily output of automobiles
- 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
- urbanization
- the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
- international trade
- Trade between nations
- dividend
- share of the profits from the business
- environment
- all of the surrounding things, conditions, and influences affecting the growth or development of living things
- Globalization
- The trend toward increased cultural and economic connectedness between people, businesses, and organizations throughout the world.
- recycle
- to put wastes, garbage, or the like, through a cycle of purification and conversion to useful products
- Developing country
- any of the world's poor, or "have-not," nations
- residential density
- a measure of the number of housing units per hectare or square kilometre
- minerals
- a substance obtained by mining or digging in the earth
- secondary industries
- the manufacturing industries like chemical, textile, and other
- geography
- the study of the earth's surface, climate, continents, countries, peoples, industries, and products
- stewardship
- a resource that can be renewed, solar, wind
- soy bean
- used in making flour and oil and as a food
- urban sprawl
- the growth of low density development outward from the edges of a city
- protein
- a substance that is a necessary part of the cells of animals and plants
- Human geography
- concentrates on patterns of human activity and on their relationships with the environment.
- savannas
- a region of grassland with scattered trees lying between the equatorial forest and the hot deserts in either hemisphere
- land use
- how land in a city is, or could be used
- reeve
- an administrative officer of a town or district
- meridians
- an imaginary circle passing through any place on the earth's surface and through the North and South poles
- capital goods
- buildings, machinery, tools, and other goods that provide productive services over a period of time
- temperate
- not very hot, and not very cold
- capital
- goods used to produce other goods
- 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
- uranium
- a white, radioactive metallic chemical element that weighs more than any other element in nature.
- LRT
- Light Rail Transit
- distortion
- a distorting; twisting out of shape
- biome
- a natural community of plants and animals, its composition being largely controlled by climatic conditions
- subsidy
- A money payment or other form of aid that the government gives to a person or organization
- 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
- 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.
- metamorphic rock
- Rock changed in structure by heat, moisture, and pressure
- soil conservation
- preventing soil erosion from water and wind
- Mercator
- A Mercator chart represents the meridians and parallels of latitude as straight lines
- nutrients
- a nourishing substance
- 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
- Tectonic Movement
- belonging to the structure of the earth's crust and to general changes in it, such as folding or faulting
- urban
- pertaining to, or designating a city or town
- iron ore
- The term
- famine
- lack of food in a place; time of starving
- tropical rain forests
- a woodland of tall trees growing in a region of year-round warmth and abundant rainfall
- municipality
- a city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government
- stock
- the capital of a company or corporation, divided into portions or shares of uniform amount which are represented by transferable certificates
- 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.
- cartography
- the making or study of maps or charts
- feed lot
- a type of concentrated animal feeding operation
- colonial
- of, concerning, or pertaining to a colony or colonies
- geographic grids
- networks of imaginary lines that help us find and describe places on earth
- organic production
- grown or prepared with natural fertilizers or without the use of insecticides and other chemicals: organic food
- 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
- 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
- metropolitan
- of or pertaining to a large city, its surrounding suburbs, and other neighboring communities
- latitude
- distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees
- GIS
- Geographic Information System
- 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.
- malnourished
- improperly nourished
- Canadian Shield
- a huge, rocky region that curves around Hudson Bay like a giant horseshoe. The Shield covers half the land area of Canada
- FAO
- Food and Agricultural Organization
- 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