Human Geography 103: Space, Place, and Location - Week 6

A set of flashcards summarizing key terms and concepts from the Human Geography lecture on underdevelopment and global inequality.

Walter Rodney

Guyanese historian and Marxist intellectual who argued that colonialism developed Europe by underdeveloping Africa.

Dependency Theory

A school of thought examining economic relationships between countries to explain the persistence of uneven development.

Core Countries

Nations that exploit peripheral nations for resources and maintain an economic advantage.

Peripheral Countries

Nations that are exploited by core countries and kept in a state of dependency.

Rostow’s Modernization Theory

A theory that describes the stages of economic development a nation goes through.

Underdevelopment

A condition in which countries lack the economic growth and infrastructure typical of more developed nations.

Import substitution industrialization

An economic policy that advocates for local production to reduce dependency on imported goods.

Uneven Development

A situation where economic resources and benefits are distributed in an unequal manner among different regions or countries.

Global Division of Labor

The distribution of different tasks across various countries to produce goods and services efficiently.

Primary Goods

Raw materials that peripheral countries provide to core countries, such as minerals and agricultural products.

Economic Power Relations

The dynamics of economic control and influence that exist between countries or regions.

National Economies

Economic systems specific to independent nations that develop in relation to other economies.

Global Capitalism

An economic system characterized by private ownership and the free market on a global scale.

Pan-African Activism

A movement aimed at uniting African people globally in addressing shared issues.

Assassination of Walter Rodney

Rodney was murdered in 1980 for his political activism and organizing efforts; a significant event in Caribbean history.

Structural Advantage

The lasting economic benefits that core countries have over peripheral countries.

Economic Imbalance

A disparity in trade and economic power between developed and developing countries.

Radical Thought

Ideas or beliefs that challenge the status quo and advocate for significant societal changes.

Global Production of Space

The way economic activities and labor are organized across geographical spaces.

USAID Water for All initiative

A program aimed at providing clean water in Angola, illustrating the limitations of aid without addressing underlying poverty.

Third World Marxism

A movement that combines Marxist analysis with the struggles faced by countries in the Global South.