Unit 3
The decline in travel time between geographical locations as a result of transportation, communication, and related technological and social innovations
Time-Space Convergence
A political unit with a permanent population and boundaries that are recognized by other states that allows for the administration of laws, collection of taxes, and provision of defense
State
Agriculture that uses small amounts of labor on a large area of land
Extensive Agriculture
The movement of people from rural areas to cities
Urbanization
The economic sector that encompasses the processing of natural materials into finished goods (manufacturing, construction, etc.)
Secondary Sector
A type of expansion diffusion in which a cultural adaptation is created as a result of the introduction of a cultural trait from another place
Stimulus
A meeting held in Berlin in 1884 and 1885 with the purpose of the European nations dividing Africa amongst themselves for colonization purposes with the intent of preventing conflict over the process
Berlin Conference
The type of agriculture where farmers move from one field to another; AKA slash-and-burn
Shifting Cultivation
Nodes of economic activity that have developed in the periphery of large cities
Edge Cities
Clustering of productive activities and people for mutual advantage
Agglomeration
A culture group that constitutes the original inhabitants of a territory, distinct from the dominant national culture, which is often derived from colonial occupation
Indigenous People
Cost advantages gained by an increased level of production. As countries agree to produce more of a good, the revenue received from selling that good is bound to increase.
Economies of Scale
The three types of Rural Survey Methods
Metes and Bounds, Long Lot, Township and Range
A city that is a control center of the global economy, in which major decisions are made about the world's commercial networks and financial markets
World City (Global City)
A location where transfer is possible from one mode of transportation to another
Break-of-bulk point
The blending traits from two different cultures to form a new trait
Syncretism
Force or attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for the state
Centripetal Force
Activities involved on the creation of a product: design, production of raw materials, manufacturing and assembly, distribution
Commodity Chain
The number of people required to support a business
Threshold
A theory that holds that LDCs are highly dependent on foreign factories and technologies from MDCs to provide employment and infrastructure
Dependency Theory
The theory that states that language diffused through nomadic movement/ conquest (hierarchal diffusion)
Nomadic Warrior Theory
The 4 phases that must occur before a border is official
1. Definition
2. Delimitation
3. Demarcation
4. Administration
Geographic area where large grocery stores are scarce or missing and residents have limited access to fresh nutritious foods
Food Desert
An Urban model created by Harm DeBlij characterized by fast growing cities with three CBDs
African City Model
The 3rd of the 8 UN Sustainable Development Goals
Promote gender equality and and empower women