Ap human geo globaiztion

Distance decay theory

The farther away a place is from the node the less influence the node has over that place

Friction of distance

Distance is an obstacle to interaction (examples of obstacles include technology, physical barriers and time.

Less developed country (LDC)

A country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of economic development

More developed country (MDC)

A country that is further along its process of economic development.

Contagious diffusion

The distance-controlled spreading of an idea, innovation, or some other item through a local population by contract from person to person (ex videos going viral)

Hearth

The region which innovation ideas originate

Outsourcing

A decision by a corporation to turn over much of the responsibility for production to independent suppliers.

Global-local tensions

Tension that exists in local communities when globalization threatens to replace traditional cultural values.

Standardized culture

The trend of an increasingly uniform cultural preferences producing a uniform “global” landscape of material artifacts and of cultural values

Time space compression

The reduction in time it takes for something to reach another place.

Offshoring

The relocation of business processes and devises to a lower cost forigen location

Globalized economy

The economies of different nations are increasingly tied together by interdependent relationships

Transnational corporation

A company that conducts research operates factories and sells products in many countries not just where the headquarters or shareholders are located.

Sweatshops

A factory or workshop especially in the clothing industry where manual workers are employed at very low wages for very long hours and under poor working conditions

Local diversity

Differences that are maintained around the world between places/ culterel groups no matter how much globleziation spreads

Globalization

An increase in interaction between places which has led to an increase in influence intergagation and interdependence between areas of the world

Stimulus diffusion

A form of diffusion in which a culture adaptation is created as a result of the introduction of a cualtural trait from another place

Hierarchical diffusion

A form of diffusion in which an idea or innovation spreads by passing first amount the most connected places or people. Ex fashion trends happening first in Milan New York and Paris.

Relocation diffusion

Diffusion process in which the items been diffused are transmitted by people as they evacuate the old areas and relocate to new ones the most common form of relocation diffusion involves spreading innovations by migrating population example the Amish bringing their cultural traits with them to the United States in the 1700s

Expansion diffusion

The spread of a feature or trend form one place to another, an additive process, meaning more of that feature or trend are being observed