| A | B |
| Arable | land that can be farmed |
| Developed country | a country with a strong economy, high level of income, and/or advanced technology |
| Developing country | a country with a less productive economy and/or low standarsd of living |
| Commercial Farming | A farmer who produces goods on his/her farm in order to sell them for profit. |
| Subsistence Farming | a farmer who grows just enough to feed his/her own family |
| urban | city |
| rural | country |
| Literacy rate | the percentage of people over the age of 15 who can read and write |
| Life expectancy | the average number of years that a person is expected to live |
| Capital Resource | a resource used for the production of other goods or services - includesbasic infrastructure (paved roads, bridges, electric lines, cell phone towers, etc...) |
| Human Resource | the skills the people of a region can use/share/teach |
| Natural Resource | useful materials found in the enviroment |
| Standard of living | acerage level of comfort the citizens experience |
| Fossil fuel | any carbon based substence that is used by a mankind as a source of energy |