Flashcards › Geography Chapter 4

Which metal is mined more than any other? iron What are underdeveloped countries? countries that are least developed Which fossil fuel is used to generate most of the world's electricity? coal The world's most important alloy. steel What did the Industrial Revolution begin with? textiles This type of industry changes raw materials into a useful form. secondary industries What type of industry takes material from the earth? primary industries What type of industry is not tangible? tertiary industries What farming group grows large cash crops for profit? commercial farmers What do the following groups illustrate: early Native Americans, the Masai of East Africa and the Huns of Centeral Asia? nomadic herding What is used to measure the productivity of eacher person within a countries borders? per capita Gross Domestic Product What is an example of a tertiary industry? auto repair What is a major form of telecommunication? television What adds nutrients to the soil? fertilizer What is an example of a primary industry? mining What is a gaseous fossil fuel? natural gas What is the effective use of raw materials, labor, and capital? development What is a dark liquid that comes from the ground? crude oil What is it called when businesses buy goods from producers for resale? wholesale business What is the mearsurement for electricity? kilowatt hour What measurement is used to measure a nation's wealth? Gross Domestic Product What are goods shipped to other countries? exports What are goods brought in from other countries? imports What was God's command about subdueing the earth? dominion mandate What does combining metal produce? alloy What is the group that regulates world trade? World Trade Organization What is the process in which businesses and machines turn raw materials into new products? manufacturing An example of fertilizer is ? phosphates What are naturally occurring solid crystals? minerals What are coal, petroleum, and natural gas defined as? fossil fuels What was a time of radical economic change? Industrial Revolution What is the money for building industies? capital What is the ore from which aluminum is extracted? bauxite What is it called when a government owns the major industires? socialism What is an extreme form of socialism? communism What are taxes on imports and exports? tariffs What are industrial energy and equipment needs? infrastructure What are the nations called, who are all develoed nations, which provide the majority of the world's wealth? Group of 7 What are examples of renewable resourses? water and sunlight What are petrochemicals? plastics The flashcards to help you study for your chapter 4 test.