A period of rapid growth in manufacturing and production that began in the mid 1700s
what is the Industrial Revolution
This forces people away from a place
what is a Push Factor
Explains how a society moves from a pre-industrial to a post-industrial economic system
What is the Demographic Transition Model(DTM)
Agriculture that uses a lot of labor on a small area of land
what is Intensive Agriculture
The theory that states population will increase more quickly than food supply
what is Malthus Theory
This choke point, part of America's imperialism in the early 1900s, connects the Atlantic to the Pacific
what is the Panama Canal
A person seeking residence in a country outside of their own due to fleeing persecution
what is Asylum Seeker
Mexico City follows this Urban Model
what is the Latin American City Model
Chocolate, Coffee, Sugar!! Thank goodness for this type of agriculture
what is Plantation Agriculture
This theory states that the price for real estate changes as the distance from the CBD increases
what is Bid Rent Theory
Widespread movement of animals, plants, culture, humans, diseases
what is the Columbian Exchange(Triangular Trade/Atlantic Slave Trade)
A person who flees their country and is not able to return
what is Refugee
Explains rural land use by focusing on the importance of transportation costs associated with distance from the market
what is Von Thunen's Model
This enabled landowners to purchase and enclose land for their own use which had previously been communal land
what is the Enclosure Movement
This theory explains how services are distributed and why a regular pattern of settlement exists
what is Central Place Theory
This meeting divided Africa for colonization purposes by European nations
what is the Berlin Conference
A person who is allowed into a country to work, typically for a short period of time
what is Guest Worker
Says the greater the number of people in an area, the greater the number of potential customers for a service
what is the Gravity Model
The production of a crop for sale and profit
what is Commercial Agriculture
This theory says less developed countries are dependent on more developed countries to provide employment and infrastructure
what is Dependency Theory
In US History you learned about segregation, this type happens due to practice not law
what is De Facto Segregation
A person forced to flee their country but remains in their home country
what is Internally Displaced Person
Created for developed countries and large expanding cities. The Washington DC area is an example.
what is the Multiple Nuclei Model
Raising fish in controlled saltwater hatcheries
what is Aquaculture
This theory explains the relationship between core, periphery, and semi-periphery countries
what is World Systems Theory