Chapter 9 Vocabulary Quiz

generating power from moving water

solar energy system that collects energy without the use of mechanical devices

international trade that favors small business that pay fair wages and take care of enviroment

The gap in economic conditions as a result of globalization

the percentage of women hold full-time jobs 

material from a nuclear reaction that emit radiation

the pumping of water at high pressure to break apart rocks to release natural gas

a country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of economic development

eight international development goals that all members of the UN agreed to achieve by 2015

The quantity of something that producers have for sale

a resource that has an unlimited supply and is not depleted when used by humans

economic policies imposed upon developing countries by international agencies

a country that has progressed far along the continuum of development

the gross value of a product minus the cost of raw materials and energy 

same as GDP, but it also includes money that leaves and enters the country

an energy source formed from the residue of plants and animals buried millions of years ago

a rapid increase in home values followed by a sharp decline in home values

small loans & other financial service to individuals/ small businesses in developing countries

a process of improvement in the material conditions of people through knowledge and technology

the percentage of a country's people who can read and write

the value of a particular product compared to the amount of labor needed to make it

amount of money needed to purchase the same goods in another country

modification of the HDI to account for inequality within a country

the amount of a resource in deposits not yet identified but thought to exist

The number of women who die giving child birth per 100,000 births

The quantity of something that people are willing and able to buy

creation of energy by joining the nuclei of two hydrogen atoms to form helium

a solar energy cell, made from silicon, that collects sun rays to generate electricity.  

a source of energy that has a finite supply capable of being exhausted

investment made by a foreign company into the economy of another country

energy from steam or hot water produced from hot or molten underground rocks

The portion of the economy concerned with the extraction of materials from earth's surface

A measure of the extent of each country's gender inequality

The splitting of an atomic nucleus to release energy

a nuclear power plant that creates its own fuel from plutonium

the value of total output of goods and services produced in a country in a given time. 

the number of births per 1000 women between ages of 15-19

the amount of a resource remaining in discovered deposits

fuel that comes from plant and animal waste

part of economy concerned with transportation, communications, utilities, exchange $ for goods

system that collects solar energy through mechanical devices

the portion of the economy that manufactures products through processing raw materials