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Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Borderland | General term for a linear zone that parallels a political boundary |
| Transition zone | where 2 realms meet |
| Physiographic regions | A region within which there prevails substantial natural landscape homogeneity |
| Continentality | The variation of the continental effect on air temperatures in the interior portions of the world’s landmasses |
| Rain shadow effect | The relative dryness in areas downwind of mountain ranges resulting from orographic |
| Federation | A country adhering to a political framework wherein in a central government represents the various subnational entities within a nation-state |
| Aquifer | An underground reservoir of water contained within a porous, water-bearing rock layer |
| Fossil fuel | The resources of coal, natural gas, and petroleum (oil) |
| Urban system | A hierarchical network or grouping of urban areas within a finite geographic area, such as a country |
| American Manufacturing Belt | North America’s near rectangular core area, whose corners are Boston, Milwaukee, St. Louis, and Baltimore |
| Distribution center | A centralized focus of economic activity specializing in the distribution of goods |
| Intermodal connections | Facilities and activities related to the transfer of goods in transit from one transportation mode to another |
| Outer city | The non-central-city portion of the American metropolis |
| Deindustrialization | Companies relocating manufacturing jobs to other regions or countries with cheaper labor |
| Central business district | The downtown heart of a central city |
| Information economy | The new increasingly dominant, postindustrial economy that is maturing in the most highly advanced countries of North America, Europe, and the Pacific Rim |
| GPS | The orbiting satellite based navigation system that provides locational and time information |
| Gentrification | The upgrading of an older residential area through private reinvestment, usually in the downtown area of a central city |
| Neighborhood effect | The impact of one’s neighborhood on an individual’s outlook, aspirations, socialization, and life chances |
| Residential geography | The spatial distribution of residential population |
| Sunbelt | The popular name given to the southern tier of the United States, which is anchored by the mega-States of California, Texas, and Florida |
| Migration | A change in residence to be permanent |
| Electoral geography | The spatial distribution of political preferences as expressed in voting behavior for political parties and/or candidates |
| Melting pot | Traditional characterization of American society as blend of numerous immigrant ethnic groups that over time were assimilated into a single mainstream |
| First Nations | Name given to Canada’s indigenous peoples of American descent, whose U.S counterparts are called Native Americans |
| World-city | A large city with particularly significant international linkages that also has high ranking in the global urban system |
| Thechnopole | A planned techno- industrial complex that innovates, promotes, and manufactures the products of the postindustrial information economy |
| Pacific Rim | A far flung group of countries and components of countries sharing the same criteria |
| Tar sands | The main source of oil from non-liquid petroleum reserves. The oil is mixed with sand and requires massive open pit mining |
| Boreal forest | The subarctic, mostly coniferous snow forests that blankets Canada south of the tundra that lines the Arctic shore |
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