Geography Vocabulary

2. the system of trade and industry by which the wealth of a country or region is made and used
3. distribution the arrangement or spread of people living in a given area
6. enterprise an economic system in which private businesses compete with each other to sell goods and services in order to make profit
7. economy an economic system in which goods and services are made, sold, and shared and prices set by the balance of supply and demand
10. the number of live births per thousand of population per year
12. family a family that includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, and others in addition to parents and children
13. the act or fact of urbanizing, or taking on the characteristics of a city
17. economy An underdeveloped economy in which communities use primitive tools and methods to harvest and hunt for food
18. a company, country, or person that makes things, usually for sale
20. expectancy the average period that a person may expect to live
21. the help provided to a customer by someone who works in a restaurant or store
23. the study of what is morally right and wrong

1. someone who buys goods or services for personal use
3. all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country
4. rate the ratio of deaths to the population of a particular area during a particular period of time, usually calculated as the number of deaths per one thousand people per year
5. economy an economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government
8. Date Line a theoretical line following approximately the 180th meridian
9. a person who studies changes in numbers of births, marriages, deaths in an area over a period of time
11. area a geographic area that is located outside cities and towns.
14. family a social unit composed of two parents and one or more children
15. an economic system in which trade, industry, and the means of production are largely or entirely privately owned and operated for profit
16. items for sale or possession that can be made
19. area a location characterized by high human population density and vast human-built features in comparison to the areas surrounding it.
22. structure the social organization of a society constituting an integrated whole