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Term | Definition |
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motor vehicle | example of a fabricated metal product that is likely to be built near its market |
Auto Alley | formed by north-south interstate highways 65 and 75 between Michigan and Alabama, with an extension into southwestern Ontario |
China | uses the most energy |
US | has the highest per capita energy consumption |
2 ways to reduce fossil fuel demand | conservation and prices (increase) |
nuclear powers | 8 in the world, there is worry that terrorists will get hold of nuclear weapons, tensions with Iran |
sugarcane, corn, and soybeans | can be processed into motor vehicle fuel |
biggest country to depend on hydroelectric | Brazil at 80% of its power |
steel production | increasing in general, and a bigger share in developing countries |
hexagons | represents market areas in central place theory |
rank size rule | indicates that the society is sufficiently wealthy to justify the provision of goods and services to consumers throughout the country |
improved telecommunications | the most important factor in eliminating the need for spatial proximity |
cultural, not economic | For many talented individuals, the principal enticement to working in a particular location is |
early public services | settlements housed political leaders and defense forces |
US city population | declining in the north and east and increasing in the south and west |
retail services in the CBD | retailers with high thresholds, high ranges, and serving CBD workers |
cold weather cities | underground pedestrian passageways and shops |
Drum Tower | placed in the middle of Dadu in 1272 |
SE Asian cities | typically do not have a strong CBD |
shopping malls | where suburban sales are concentrated |
59 km | the distance the average American travels per day |
power source - electricity, ownership - shared, and autonomy - no driver effort | future changes in cars |