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AP Human Geography Unit 7 Vocab Ch 18-20

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agglomeration   show
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break-of-bulk point   show
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bulk-gaining industry   show
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bulk-reducing industry   show
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commodity dependence   show
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comparative advantage   show
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show the mutual trade relationship that exists between two places based on the supply of raw materials and the demand for finished products or services  
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cottage industry   show
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show process by which a country or area reduces industrial activity, particularly in heavy industry and manufacturing  
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dependancy theory   show
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show economies wih two distinct distributions of economic activity across economic sectors  
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show form of tourism based on the enjoyment of natural areas that minimizes the impact of the enviroment  
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show an area within a country that is subject to move favorable regulations (usually including the elimination of tariffs) to encourage foreign investment and the manufacturing of goods for export  
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fordism   show
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formal sector   show
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free trade zone (FTZ)   show
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gender development index (GDI)   show
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show a measure that calculates inequality based on three categories: reproductive health, empowerment, and labor-market participation  
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gross domestic product (GDP)   show
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gross national income (GNI) per capita   show
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show the total value of the goods and services produced by a country's citizens and companies both domesticallyand internationally in a year  
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show a place of economic activity clustered around one or more high-growth industires that stimulate economic gain by capitalizing on some special asset  
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show the process involved in the improvement of poeple's freedoms, rights, capabilites, choices, and material conditions  
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show a measure that determines the overall development of a country by incoporating 3 key demensions of human development: life expectancy at birth, acess to education, (expected and mean years of schooling), and standard of living measured by GNI per capita  
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industrial park   show
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show the radical change in manufacturing methods that began in Great Britain in the mid-18th century and was marked by the shift from small-scale, hand crafted muscle-powered production to power-driven mass production  
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industrialization   show
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industry   show
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informal sector   show
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show a pattern of production and labor in whic different countries are engaged in distinct aspects of production  
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show a system in which goods are delivered as needed so that companies keep in inventory only what is needed for near-term production  
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show rate that measures an economy's active labor force, calculated by taking the sum of all employed workers divided by the working age of the population  
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least cost theory   show
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show a very small-short term loan with low interest intended to help people in need  
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multipier effect   show
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show belifs that favor free-market capitalism in which trade has no constraints from government  
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off shore outsourcing   show
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post-fordism   show
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show an economic pattern marked by predominant tertiary sector employment with a good share of quaternary and quinary jobs  
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quaternary sector   show
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show economic sector that is a subset of quaternary sector; involves the very top leaders in government, science, universities, nonprofits, health care, culture, and media  
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raw materials   show
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secondary sector   show
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special economic zone (SEZ)   show
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show a model that suggests that all countries can be categorized on a spectrum from traditional to modern, countries need to pass through distinct stages of economic growth in succession  
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tertiary sector   show
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women empowerment   show
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show collection of industries engages in similar economic activities based on the creation of raw materials, the production of goods provision of services, or other activities.  
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show economic secotr associated with removing ro harvesting products from the earth; includes agriculture, fishing, forestry, mining, or quarrying, and extracting liquids or gasses.  
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