miércoles, 4 de junio de 2014

Social Science, GLOSSARY UNIT 9

FREIGHT: goods or produce transported by ship, aircraft, train, lorry or van.
CAPITAL FLOWS: large amounts of money moved around the world.
EXPORTS: goods or services that are sold outside the country when 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: record of all monetary transactions between a country and the rest of the world.
RETAIL: 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 roads, railway lines, ports or airports that facilitate the transport of goods and people.
MARKET: the meeting of buyers and sellers of goods and services. They can be tangible or abstract.
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: to trade in exchange for other goods or services, rather than for money.
TOURISM: a sector dedicated to travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes.
INFORMATION SOCIETY: society where information technology and related activities dominate the economy.
PUBLIC SERVICES: decentralized services that are financed by money from taxes.


PRIVATE SERVICES: services that are offered and managed by private companies and the people have to pay for these services.

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