Warm Ups
The exact location of a place on Earth
What is Absolute Location?
a sociologist and economic historian known for developing the World-System Theory
Who is Immanuel Wallerstein?
a trade agreement between Canada, the United States, and Mexico that encourages free trade among these North American countries
What is "NAFTA" the (North American Free Trade Agreement)
What is the "Tertiary Sector"?
a composite of indicators that produces a single calculation which can then be ranked.
What is an index?
Contributing to an area's culture
What is Acculturation?
a three-level hierarchical framework used to analyze global economics.
What is the Wallerstein's World System Theory?
a boundary line based on recognizable physical features like mountains or rivers.
What is a "Natural Boundary"
__________ is the best known composite index of social and economic well-being
What is the the Human Development Index (HDI)?
the process by which cultures, languages, or traditions evolve through contact and blending with other cultures. It often occurs in colonial or multicultural settings, leading to the formation of new cultural or linguistic expressions that are distinct from their parent elements.
What is "Creolization"?
the degradation or elimination of natural wetland ecosystems, often due to human activities such as urban development, agriculture, or infrastructure projects.
What is "wetland destruction"?
conceptual frameworks used to understand global spatial patterns and interactions
What are World-regional models?
occurring approximately 10,000 years ago, marks the period when livestock and agriculture were first domesticated.
What is the "The Neolithic Revolution"?
an industry in which the final product weighs more or comprises a greater volume than the inputs.
What is a "Bulk-Gaining Industry"?
an area of instability situated between regions with opposing political and cultural values. It often experiences conflict and tension due to competing influences.
What is a "Cultural Shatterbelt"?
a forum that addresses issues from govts and indigenous peoples in the arctic.
What is the Arctic Council?
an international organization established to foster global monetary cooperation, ensure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty worldwide.
What is the "World Trade Organization(WTO)"?
posits that unchecked population growth will outstrip the availability of resources, leading to social and environmental problems.
What is the "Neo-Malthusian Theory"?
the process of clustering or coming together. In an urban or economic context, it often describes the concentration of industries or activities in a specific area.
What is "Agglomeration" or "Agglomerated"?
administrative units within a country, typically established for governance, public administration, and the delivery of local services. These divisions are distinct from military or ecclesiastical divisions and often include entities such as counties, municipalities, or townships.
What is "Civil Divisions"?
City model with three CBD's in the middle
What is the African City Model?
the process of separating chaff from grains by allowing the wind to blow away the lighter chaff.
What is "to Winnow?
The term ______________ refers to the economies of countries in Asia that have experienced rapid industrialization and economic growth, similar to the original Asian Tigers (Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan).
What is the "New Asian Tigers"?
This theory emphasizes finding the most cost-effective location for manufacturing based on factors like transportation, labor, and agglomeration benefits.
What is Weber's "Least Cost theory"
also known as the Sedentary Farmer or Agriculture Hypothesis, ________________ is a theory of language diffusion suggesting that the movement of Indo-European languages from the area in contemporary Turkey known as Anatolia followed the spread of plant domestication technologies
What is the "Anatolian Hypothesis"?