GLOSARY UNIT 10- GEOGRAPHY

1.Cereals: Grasses grown for the edible components of their grain, such as rice and wheat.

2.Mortgage: A loan to finance the purchase of private residential or commercial property.

3.Speculation: Investment in stocks, property of other assets in the hope of gain, but with the risk of loss.

4.Crop: A cultivated plant to be harvested as food, animal fodder, fuel or for any other economic purpose.

5.Agricultural landscape: A landscape that has been transformed by people to cultivate crops and/or rear livestock.

6.Cultural heritage: The things, places and practices that define who we are as individuals, as communities, as nations or cultures.

7.Domestic tourism: Tourism in which tourists do not leave their own country.

8.Large-scale tourism: Travel and accommodation offered to large groups at affordable prices by tour operators.

9.Tour operators: A company that combines tour and travel components to cater for large-scale tourism.

10.High-speed rail: A type of rail transport involving high-speed trains.

11.Peak season: The season when travel is most active and rates are highest.

12.Off-peak season: The season when travel is less active and rates are lower.

13.Recession: A business cycle contraction; a general slowdown in economic activity.