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Prentice Hall Ch 4 Vocab
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Geography
9th Grade
08/06/2009

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natural resources
Definition
material people take from the environment to meet their needs
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geothermal energy
Definition
energy produced from the earth’s internal heat
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commercial industry
Definition
agriculture with the goal of raising crops or livestock to sell
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fossil fuels
Definition
energy source formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals
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cottage industry
Definition
a trade that usually involves the production of something by hand
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Solar
Definition
energy produced by the sun
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quaternary economic activity
Definition
job that focuses on the acquisition, processing, and sharing of information
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nuclear energy
Definition
splitting of uranium atoms to release their stored energy
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subsistence farming
Definition
growing only enough food to feed a family or village
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imports
Definition
goods brought into a country
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commercial industries
Definition
Factories that produce large quantities of manufactured goods, often for sale to other countries, are ____.
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nonrenewable resources
Definition
Resources that cannot be replaced when they are used are called ____.
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subsistence farming
Definition
Agriculture in which people grow only enough food to satisfy the needs of their family or village is called ____.
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secondary economic activities
Definition
When people use raw materials to produce or manufacture new products of greater value, they are engaging in ____.
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tertiary economic activities
Definition
People engaged in ____ pursue activities that serve others.
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renewable resources
Definition
Resources that the environment continues to supply or replace are called ____.
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exports
Definition
____ are goods that are sent out of a country.
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geothermal energy
Definition
Iceland, Italy, Japan, and New Zealand make use of ____, energy that comes from the earth’s internal heat.
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primary economic activities
Definition
Jobs that directly take or use natural resources are ____.
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