Asia Terms to Know (T2K)

2. it is used up.
5. the ability of one country to produce a good or provide a service at a lower cost or more effectively than another country
7. A resource that can’t be used up or that can be replaced as quickly
8. petroleum as it comes out of the ground and before it has been refined or processed into useful products
10. when a company hires workers outside the original place of business,such as in another country,to carry out business tasks
11. oil that has been discovered and remains unused in the ground
12. the largest and most important city in a country. It has at least twice the population of the next largest city and is the center of economic power and national culture
13. a condition in which countries have strong economic ties and depend on each other for resources, technology, trade, and investment
14. the number of people of animals the environment of an area can support.
15. found nowhere else on earth (such as some mammals, birds, fish, insects)
16. when a country imports more than it exports
17. water lying deep under the earth that supplies wells and springs. Over half the people in the world depend on this for their drinking water
19. the movement of people to cities
20. country that is not legally recognized by other countries

1. seasonal wind patterns that bring a change in wind direction, heavy rains and often flooding
3. the result of a country exporting more than it imports
4. A resource that takes so long to form that it can’t be replaced.
6. a condition in which the population of a country does not grow, but remains stable. This condition occurs because the birth rate plus immigration equals the death rate plus emigration.
9. damage to or destruction of the natural environment
13. a form of tourism that brings people to unique ecosystems while trying to avoid damage to these special places
18. occurs when an area requires more water than it has