Geographic and Economic Terms: Definitions and Concepts

Posted on Jan 7, 2025 in Geography

Geographic and Economic Terms

  • Marine Transgressions: Advancing sea onto the continent due to various circumstances (eustatic movements, melting ice, climate change, etc.).
  • Activity Rate: The rate that relates the active population (employed and unemployed) with the total population of a country, expressed as a percentage.
  • Rambla: A river course in the Mediterranean environment that is typically dry during the summer months.
  • City Persons: A satellite town near a metropolis, closely linked and primarily residential.
  • Acid Rain: Rain containing highly polluting elements from various sources, transported by air masses and atmospheric dynamics.
  • Pendulum Migration: Short-distance, repetitive migratory movement from the periphery to the urban center and vice versa on weekdays, due to job concentration.
  • Condensation: The change of water from atmospheric vapor to liquid state due to temperature changes, forming clouds and fog.
  • Energy Source: A natural resource that can generate energy, driving force in development through storage and distribution.
  • Polígono Industrial: (Industrial Park) A designated area for industrial activities near an urban area, with good infrastructure and transport links.
  • Export: Selling goods and products from a country to outside its borders.
  • Tombolo: A sandbar connecting an island to the shore or two islands together.
  • Part-time Farming: Farming practiced by people who have a primary job in another sector, supplementing their income.
  • Desertification: The process of environmental degradation leading to the loss of vegetation and soil due to natural or human actions.
  • Secondary Sector: The economic sector that transforms raw materials, including industry, energy production, construction, and mining.
  • Biosphere: The sphere of life, including natural vegetation, fauna, soils, and their interactions with the environment.
  • Cliserie: Gradation of vegetation types with altitude on a mountain, forming a series of vegetation levels.
  • Site: Small-sized farms, typically exposed to intensive exploitation.
  • Latitude: The angular distance of any point on Earth from the Equator, measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds.
  • Unemployment Rate: The rate that expresses the relationship between the unemployed and the active population, as a percentage.
  • Vegetative Growth: The difference between the birth rate and death rate of a human population, expressed as a percentage.
  • Land Consolidation: The process of grouping scattered plots of land into fewer units to streamline agricultural use.
  • Ecuador: The difference between the highest and lowest temperature in a place over a period of time.