Unit 3
What is culture
Beliefs, values, practices, behaviors, and technologies that are shared & passed down by a society
what is a state
a country which is a political unit
what is topography
land features
what is a boomburb
suburb that has grown rapidly into a large city
what are raw materials
metals, wood, plant products, animal products,or other substances that are used to make goods.
what is a dialect
a variation of a language specific to a religion or area
what is a shatterbelt
a region where states join and break up because of conflicts
what is bid rent theory
the relationship between land value, location, & transportation
city with a population of more than 10 million
what is a cottage industry
a pre-industrial form of manufacturing in which families work in their homes to make goods
What is the difference between a sociofact and an artifact
A sociofact is not a tangible thing like an artifact.
a superimposed boundary
what is food security
reliable access to safe, nutritious food that can support a healthy lifestyle
what is urban sprawl
areas of poorly planned low development surrounding a city
what is least cost theory
a theory that says businesses should locate facilities in a particular place to lower production costs
what is gentrification
The renovations/improvements conforming to middle class preferences
what is irridentism
an attempt to acquire territories in neighboring states inhabited by people of the same nation.
why is salinization bad for the environment
salinization causes soil to become rich with salt which causes plants to have difficulties growing
what is redlining
the practice by which a bank refuses to offer home loans on the basis of a neighborhoods racial or ethnic makeup
what are dual economies
economies with two distinct distributions of economic activity across economic sectors
what is acculturation
the process in which people adopt traits from other cultures while still retaining traits from their culture of origin
what was the purpose of the berlin conference
to define boundaries between their conquered african possessions
the green revolution
what model of urban development shows a city with wedge shaped sectors emanating from a central business district along transit routes?
Sector model
what is an industrial park
manufacturing facilities in an area typically found in suburbs and that are close to highways to help movement and materials