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GLOSSARY UNIT 9 (SOCIAL SCIENCE)
Freight: goods or produce transported by ship, aircraft, train, lorry or van.
Capital flows: the money that is moved around the world
Exports: goods or services that are sold outside the country where they are produced.
Imports: goods or services that are brought into a country from abroad for sale.
Balance of trade: the difference between the monetary value of the exports and the imports of a country.
Balance of payments: all monetary transactions between a country and the world
Retail: a type of trade in which businesses sell small quantities of goods directly to consumers.
Wholesale: trade in which buyers purchase large quantities of goods and sell them, in smaller quantities, to other companies.
Trade bloc: a group of countries that join together to form an area with special trade regulations.
Transport network: the connection of road, railway lines, ports or airports that facilitate the transport of goods and/or people.
Market: the meeting of buyers and sellers of goods and services. It can be tangible or abstract and it decides the prices of goods and services
Infrastructure: the basic physical and organizational structures needed for an economy to function.
Trade: the buying and selling of goods to meet the needs of the population.
Bartering: the first way of trading in history
Tourism: a sector dedicated to travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes.
Information society: society in which revolutionary advances an IT dominate the economy
Public services: cover basic need of population
Private services: offer personalised services to companies
Capital flows: the money that is moved around the world
Exports: goods or services that are sold outside the country where they are produced.
Imports: goods or services that are brought into a country from abroad for sale.
Balance of trade: the difference between the monetary value of the exports and the imports of a country.
Balance of payments: all monetary transactions between a country and the world
Retail: a type of trade in which businesses sell small quantities of goods directly to consumers.
Wholesale: trade in which buyers purchase large quantities of goods and sell them, in smaller quantities, to other companies.
Trade bloc: a group of countries that join together to form an area with special trade regulations.
Transport network: the connection of road, railway lines, ports or airports that facilitate the transport of goods and/or people.
Market: the meeting of buyers and sellers of goods and services. It can be tangible or abstract and it decides the prices of goods and services
Infrastructure: the basic physical and organizational structures needed for an economy to function.
Trade: the buying and selling of goods to meet the needs of the population.
Bartering: the first way of trading in history
Tourism: a sector dedicated to travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes.
Information society: society in which revolutionary advances an IT dominate the economy
Public services: cover basic need of population
Private services: offer personalised services to companies
GLOSSARY UNIT 10 (SOCIAL SCIENCE)
Cereals- Grasses grown for the edible components of their grain, such as rice and wheat.
Mortgage- A loan to finance the purchase of private residential or commercial property.
Speculation-Investment in stocks, property of other assets in the hope of gain, but with the risk of loss.
Crop- A cultivated plant to be harvested as food, animal fodder, fuel or for any other economic purpose.
Agricultural landscape- A landscape that has been transformed by people to cultivate crops and/or rear livestock.
Cultural heritage-The things, places and practices that define who we are as individuals, as communities, as nations or cultures.
Domestic tourism-Tourism in which tourists do not leave their own country.
Large-scale tourism-Travel and accommodation offered to large groups at affordable prices by tour operators.
Tour operators-A company that combines tour and travel components to cater for large-scale tourism.
High-speed rail-A type of rail transport involving high-speed trains.
Peak season-The season when travel is most active and rates are highest.
Off-peak season-The season when travel is less active and rates are lower.
Recession-A business cycle contraction; a general slowdown in economic activity.
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