Specialist dictionary

Economic geography

Economic activity, trade, industry, resources and spatial economic patterns.

Core vocabulary

59 featured terms

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Agriculturenoun

the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

Economicadjective

using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system";…

Economicaladjective

using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system";…

Farmingnoun

the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

Geographicsnoun

study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation

Geographynoun

study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation

Globalisationnoun

growth to a global or worldwide scale; "the globalization of the communication industry"

Globalizationnoun

growth to a global or worldwide scale; "the globalization of the communication industry"

Husbandrynoun

the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

Industrynoun

the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"

Locationnoun

a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made; "they shot the film on location in Nevada"

Manufacturenoun

the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"

Resourcenoun

a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed; "the local library is a valuable resource"

Servicenoun

work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services"

Tradenoun

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services; "Venice was an important center of trad…

Aidnoun

a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do; "visual aids in teaching"; "his job was to give technic…

Arboriculturenoun

the tending of and caring for trees

Assistancenoun

a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do; "visual aids in teaching"; "his job was to give technic…

Dairyingnoun

the business of a dairy

Facilitynoun

a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; "a cell phone with internet facility"

Gardeningnoun

the cultivation of plants

Helpnoun

a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do; "visual aids in teaching"; "his job was to give technic…

Horticulturenoun

the cultivation of plants

Industrial enterprisenoun

the development of industry on an extensive scale

Industrialisationnoun

the development of industry on an extensive scale

Industrializationnoun

the development of industry on an extensive scale

Physiographynoun

the study of physical features of the earth's surface

Plantingnoun

putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow; "the planting of corn is hard work"

Productionnoun

(economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of produc…

Recoursenoun

something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"

Refugenoun

something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"

Resortnoun

something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"

Topographynoun

precise detailed study of the surface features of a region

Utilitynoun

the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility; "the cost of utilities never decreases"; "all the utilitie…

Efficientadjective

being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas"

Boringnoun

the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum

Breedingnoun

the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization

Brewingnoun

the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast

Capacitynoun

the maximum production possible; "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity"

Cultivationnoun

(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)

Cultivationnoun

the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale)

Drillingnoun

the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum

Excavationnoun

the act of extracting ores or coal etc. from the earth

Floriculturenoun

the cultivation of flowering plants

Generationnoun

the production of heat or electricity; "dams were built for the generation of electricity"

Inseminationnoun

the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)

Mass productionnoun

the production of large quantities of a standardized article (often using assembly line techniques)

Miningnoun

the act of extracting ores or coal etc. from the earth

Oil productionnoun

the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum

Outputnoun

production of a certain amount

Overproductionnoun

too much production or more than expected

Overrunnoun

too much production or more than expected

Quarryingnoun

the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry

Sericulturenoun

the production of raw silk by raising silkworms

Shadownoun

refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow"

Tinwarenoun

articles of commerce made of tin plate

Topologynoun

topographic study of a given place (especially the history of the place as indicated by its topography); "Greenland's topology has been shaped b…

Underproductionnoun

inadequate production or less than expected

Yieldnoun

production of a certain amount