Vocab (Unit 7)
What is industry?
Any economic activity using machinery on a large scale to process raw materials into products. (ex: textiles)
What is an edge city?
A community located on the outskirts of a larger city
What is the primary sector associated with?
Removing or harvesting products from the earth. (ex: mining, collecting crops)
A city designed for residents to be able to walk to stores and places is an example of what?
Walkability
What is the least-cost theory?
A theory that businesses should locate their facilities in a place that minimizes cost of production
What are metals, wood, or plant products, or animal products used to make finished goods called?
Raw Materials
What is the rule that the 2nd largest city will be 1/2 of the 1st largest, etc.?
Rank-size theory
The quaternary sector is a subset of tertiary sector activities that require what?
Activities that require workers to process and handle information
A real estate agent pushing clients to buying homes away from black neighborhoods is an example of what?
Blockbusting
Economies with 2 distinct distributions of economic activity across the economic sectors is an example of what?
Dual economies
Gross National Income (GNI)
Is it true that a megacity has a population of more than 10 million?
True
What sector is composed of government leaders, healthcare, culture, and media?
Quinary sector
What is the legal rights that are defined by a society and is associated with owning land?
Land tenure
What is Rostow's stages of economic growth?
A model that outlines the progression of economic development through stages.
What is agglomeration?
The tendency of enterprises in the same industry to cluster in the same area
What is ecological footprint?
The impact of a person or community on the environment.
The secondary sector is associated with the production of goods from what?
Raw material; this includes manufacturing, processing, and construction.
What is a greenbelt?
Agricultural land maintained around an urban area to limit urban sprawl.
The categorization of Core, Periphery, and Semi-Periphery countries is a result of what theory?
The Wallerstein's World System Theory
What is it called when raw materials cost more to transport than finished goods in an industry?
Bulk-reducing industries
What is the practice of banks refusing to offer home loans to neighborhoods with a certain racial or ethnic makeup called?
Redlining
false, teachers are apart of the tertiary sector (activities that include selling goods, services, storage, and transportation)
What is the law that creates affordable housing by encouraging developers to set aside a minimum % of new housing construction to low income buyers called?
Inclusionary zoning laws
What is it called when different tasks and responsibilities are assigned among countries on a global scale?
International division of labor