Introduction to Global Studies Vocab

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Economic issue of limited resources vs. unlimited wants.

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scarcity

Front

Ability to identify a specific place on Earth.

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location

Front

Central authority managing a country's production, distribution, and investments.

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Command economy

Front

Economy with features of both market and command systems, where state and private businesses decide production, distribution, and investments.

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Mixed economy

Front

Primitive economies rely on subsistence agriculture.

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traditional economy

Front

Using latitude and longitude to determine the exact location of a place.

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absolute location

Front

A location in relation to another place.

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relative location

Front

Migration of products, people, and information from one location to another.

Back

movement

Front

Areas sharing similar climate, soil, and geological features

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region

Front

Physical surroundings of a region

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environment