quaternary economic activities the sector of the economy that consists of intellectual activities...
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Quaternary Economic Activities • The sector of the economy that consists of
intellectual activities such as government, culture, libraries, scientific research, education.
Rain Shadow Effect
• Dry area found on the leeward side of a mountain range.
Refugee
• One who flees his or her home for safety.
Region
• A place united by a specific characteristics.
Regulations
• A law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to control conduct
Relative Location
• Location in relation to other places.
Renewable Resources
• Recourses that have an unlimited supply an d is not depleted when used by humans.
Republic
• Form of government without a monarch in which people elect their officials.
Russification
• In Nineteenth-century Russia, a government program that required everyone in the empire to speak Russian and to become a Christian.
Scarcity • The fundamental economic problem of
having seemingly unlimited human needs and wants in a world of limited resources.
Secondary Economic Activities
• He portion of the economy concerned with manufacturing useful products through processing, transforming, and assembling raw materials.
Service Industries
• Business that provides a service instead of making goods.
Sikhism
• An Indian religion that separated from Hinduism and was founded in the 16th century. Teaches monotheism and rejects the Vedas.
Socialism
• Political philosophy in which the government owns the means of production.
Socioeconomic Status
• Level of income and education.
Sovereignty
• Self-rule.
Spatial Diffusion
Standard of Living
Steam Power
Subcontinent • Large landmass
that is part of a continent but still distinct from it, such as India.
Subsidized
• A grant or contribution of money
• An amount paid by one government to another to secure some service in return
Subsistence Farming
• Producing just enough food for a family or a village to survive.
Suburb
• Outlying communities around a city.
Surplus
• An amount that is greater than what is needed
Sustainable Development • Technological and economic growth that
does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area.
Symbiotic
• An interdependent relationship between countries or groups