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Human Geo chapter 12

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show a process involving the clustering or concentrating of people/ activities. Often refers to manufacturing plants, and businesses that benefit from close proximity because they share skilled labor pools and technological and financial amenities  
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Break of bulk theory   show
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show the process through which something is given monetary value  
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show the scarcer something is, the more desirable it becomes  
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Comparative advantage   show
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Deindustrialization   show
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show a form of tourism, based on the enjoyment of scenic areas or natural wonders that aim to provide an experience of nature or culture in a environmentally sustainable way.  
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show a system of industrial production by a set of processes in which the components of goods are made in different places around the globe and then brought together as needed to meet customers demand.  
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show highly organized and specialized system or organizing industrial production or labor. Named after automobile producer Henry Ford Fordist production, features assembly line production of standardized components of mass production  
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show increase in time and cost that usually comes with increasing distance  
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Gender empowerment measure (GEM)   show
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Gender inequality Index (GII)   show
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show phenomenon whereby corporations and others can draw from labor markets around the world  
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Globalization   show
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IMF (International Monetary Fund)   show
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Industrial Revolution   show
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Intermodal Connections   show
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show Method of inventory management made possible by efficient transportation and communications systems, whereby companies keep on hand just what they need for near term production  
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Least Cost Theory   show
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Newly Industrializing countries (NIC)   show
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Offshore   show
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show with reference to production, to turn over a third party located outside of the country. Ex outsource call center service jobs to India  
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show the introduction growth, maturation, and decline of product  
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Rust Belt   show
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Spatial Fix   show
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show the south and southwest of regions of the U.S where climate is warm  
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Technopole   show
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show ownership by the same firm of a number of companies that exist along a variety of points on the commodity chain  
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