The Green Revolution
Where did the Green Revolution begin?
Mexico
Define edge city
With a population of 10,381,222 Moscow is considered what type of city?
Megacity
Income, economic structure, and the use of fossil fuels or renewable energy are economic indicators of this.
Human development
Globalization is the expansion of what 3 processes on a worldwide scale?
Economic, cultural, political
What was the Green Revolution's purpose according to its "Father"?
Reducing hunger
Where does business occur in the galactic city model?
The urban fringe / surrounding suburbs
According to the rank-size rule, if Moscow has a population of 10,381,222, what would the population of the 2nd largest city in Russia be?
5,190,611
GDP divided by a country's midyear population.
GDP per capita
Globalization has lead to some core countries with aging infrastructure being unable to compete with newly emerging industrial states, causing them to focus more and more on the service sector. This process is know as
Who was the "father" of the Green revolution?
Norman Borlaug
Where are edge cities typically located?
Along transportation routes.
A city in a country that far exceeds, in population, size and influence the next biggest city.
Primate city
This sector includes businesses, enterprises, and other economic activities that have government oversight.
Formal sector
This type of country (core or peripheral) benefits most from globalization.
Core
This was the agricultural catalyst for the Green Revolution
High yield crops
What is the limitation of the Galactic city model?
Enough space for expansion.
According to this theory, the main function of a town is to provide goods and services to people in the surrounding areas.
Central Place Theory
Brazil's six richest individuals have the same amount of wealth as the poorest 50 percent of the population. This is an example of
Uneven distribution of income
Name one of the two areas of technological advances that has accelerated globalization.
Transportation or communication
What is a characteristic of a country that benefitted from the Green Revolution?
Low crop yield and/or large population
Who proposed the city model, and when?
Pierce Lewis, early 1980's
Identify a primate city that is not in Russia.
Mexico City, Paris, Bangkok, Tokyo, Dakar
This type of energy can indicate a higher level of development within a country.
Renewable energy
How can deindustrialization affect the manufacturing job market in core countries?
Creates a loss of manufacturing jobs