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Ch 1 KI 3 Vocab

TermDefinition
Distance Decay The diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin
Globalization Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope
Housing Bubble A rapid increase in the value of houses followed by a sharp decline in their value
Network A chain of communication that connects places
Scale The relationship between the portion of Earth being studies and Earth as a whole
Space Time Compression The reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place as a result of improved communications and transportation systems
Transnational Corporations A company that conducts research, operates factories, and sells products in many countries, not just where its headquarters or shareholders are located
Uneven Development The increasing gap in economic conditions between core and peripheral regions as a result of the globalization of the economy
Concentration The spread of something over a given area
Density The frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area
Distribution The arrangement of something across Earth's surface
Pattern The geometric or regular arrangement of something in a study area
Space The physical gap or interval between two objects
Contagious Diffusion The rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population
Expansion Diffusion The spread of a feature or trend among people from one area to another in an additive process
Hierarchical Diffusion The spread of a feature or trend from one key person or node of authority or power to other persons or places
Relocation Diffusion The spread of a feature or trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another
Stimulus Diffusion The spread of an underlying principle even though a specific characteristic is rejected
Connection Relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space
Diffusion The process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time.
Hearth The region from which innovative ideas originate
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