Unit 3
Religion whom believe their Messiah ascended to heaven in Jerusalem, after he was crucified by the Romans
Christianity
Fragmentation of a large state into smaller states based of ethnicities.
Separatism
Goods that contain other products in them or attached to them to make them different/unique and to sell them at a higher price
value added speciality crops
Which of the following models best represents an old colonial port zone and its surrounding commercial districts?
Southeast Asian city model
Claims that rich core capitalist societies succeed by exploiting poorer peripheral ones.
Wallerstein's World System Theory
Place with high concentration of a ethnic group, that is different from those surrounding the area
Ethnic Enclave
Homogenous country that contains only one ethnic group which governs itself
Nation-State
Ratio of the # of farmers to the total amount of arable land
Agricultural Density
City with more than 10 million populations
Megacity
Any economic activity using machinery on a large scale to process raw materials into products.
Industry
A way of looking at other cultures assuming your culture is better
Ethnocentrism
Centrifugal force
High priced, rare crops that are inessential to human survival
Cash crops
Law that creates affordable housing by offering incentives for developers to set aside a minimum percentage of new housing construction to low-income renters or buyers.
Inclusionary Zoning Laws
Any metals, wood or other plant products, animal products, or other substances that are used to make intermediate or finished goods.
Raw Materials
Form of diffusion that local culture spreads by
Relocation diffusion
Boundary created by an outside force, and often doesn't reflect the will of the people living around it.
Superimposed
Outdated model that explores the use of land for agriculture based on a central city based on the cost of the land and transportation
Von Thunen's Model
A theory uses to describe the spatial relationship between cities and their surrounding communities.
Central Place Theory
Describes the expansion of an area's economic base as a result of the basic and non-basic industries located there.
Multiplier Effects
Older architecture occupies the same place as modern buildings
Sequent occupation
Type of world region from where local turmoil escalates to serious conflict among outsiders/major powers
Shatterbelt
Name for a region where a city and its surrounding territory are dominated by a single major economic and cultural center
Central place region
Areas of poorly planned low-density development surrounding a city.
Urban Sprawl
Those workers who are self-employed, or who work for those who are self-employed.
Informal Sector