Unit 3
The customs, traditions, arts, and achievements of a particular nation.
What is a stateless nation?
A cultural group without its own independent state.
What is slash and burn?
What is a mega city?
A city with a total population of over 10 million people.
What is the least-cost theory?
Manufacturing industries that locate to minimize their costs like transportation and labor.
What is a Safe Space?
A location in which a person or category of people feel confident that they will not get discriminated against, criticized, or harassed.
What is colonialism?
Acquiring full or partial political control over another country.
What is mono cropping?
The act of only growing one type of plant, no other types. Ex: I am only growing corn.
What is urban sprawl?
The uncontrolled, low density, expansion of cities into rural land.
What are raw materials?
Unprocessed natural resources taken from the earth to be used in manufacturing. ex: cotton, timber, coal, and wood.
What is a Lingua Franca?
A common language spoken by people all over the world to be able to communicate for trading, selling, buying, treaties, and more.
What is a subsequent boundary?
A political border established after an area is settled.
What is domestication?
The act of taming plants and animals for human use. Ex: Using a cow to get milk.
What is zoning?
Local laws that divide land into specific districts for residential, commercial, or industrial use.
What is an industrial park?
Areas that are specifically meant for manufacturing, warehousing, construction, and logistics.
What is Creolization?
What is a shatter belt?
A region between stronger and colliding external powers.
What was the green revolution?
A massive increase in agricultural production, specifically wheat and rice.
What is blockbusting?
A discriminatory real estate practice where agents convince white homeowners to sell their house for cheap by saying racial minorities are moving into the neighborhood.
It measures the total value of goods and services produced by a country's citizens and companies.
What is acculturation?
The process of cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture.
What is imperialism?
A state's policy of extending power, authority, and influence over other nations or territories.
What was the bid-rent theory?
Land value and demand decrease the farther the distance is from the Central Business District. (CBD)
What is New Urbanism?
an urban design and planning movement promoting walkable, mixed-use, high-density neighborhoods to reduce urban sprawl and car dependency.
What is a formal sector?
A portion of the economy that is regulated, taxed, and monitored by the government.