Unit 7 vocab human geo

industrial revolution

industrial revolution

the term used for the transformation from a agricultural society to an industrial society as a result of new technologies ad facilitated by the availability of natural resources (resulting in factories, mass-produced goods, ad assembly lies that replace handmade goods).

industrialization

process that occurs when countries evolve from primarily agricultural producing basic, primary goods to one based on mechanized mass manufacturing of goods (craftsmen are replaced by assembly lines).

spread of industrialization

Caused food supplies to increase and populations to grow, created new industrial jobs in the cities, changed social class structures, caused investors in industry to seek out more raw materials and new markets contributed to the rise of colonialism and imperialism

primary sector

economic activity that involves extracting (raw materials) or harvesting (food) products

Ex: Gathering industries (renewable resources): agriculture, forestry, hunting and gathering, fishing, grazing

Ex: extractive industries (nonrenewable resources): mining, quarrying

secondary sector

economic activity that processes raw material and transforms them into finished goods

Ex: manufacturing jobs

tertiary sector

economic activity that provides services

Ex: health, legal, education, restaurants, stores

quaternary sector

economic activity that involves collecting, processing and manipulation of information & capital

Ex: finance, insurance, computer service

quinary sector

economic sector consisting on high-level decision making and advancement of human capacities

Ex: scientific research, higher education, government

core

countries where economic power (wealth, innovation, technology) is concentrated that control and benefit from global market on which periphery and semi-periphery countries depend

semi-periphery

countries that are industrializing that exert more power in the world economy that the periphery, but are dominated to some degree by the core

Ex: newly industrialized countries such as Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Turkey

periphery

countries with low levels of economic productivity and a disproportionately small share of the world’s wealth with weaker institutions, lower standards of living and are often dependent on the core

labor

availability/cost

land costs

availability/cost

resources

availability/cost

markets

facilitate trade (the exchange of goods/services)

transportation

proximity to shipping and markets

shipping container

container with strength suitable to withstand shipment, storage, and handling

intermodal container

large standardized shipping container that can be used across different modes of transportation (ship-rail-truck)

intermodal connection

places where two or more modes of transportation meet (air, road, rail, ship)

break of bulk point

the transfer of transported cargo from one kind of carrier to another

ex; port; from ship to truck

least cost theory

-Theory that describes the optimal location of an industry in relation to costs of transport, labor, and relative advantages of agglomeration

-an industry is located where it can minimize its costs, and therefore maximize its profits

-Alfred Weber

agglomeration

the clustering of businesses that can benefit from close proximity because they share skilled-labor

Ex: auto industry in Michigan, technology industry in Northern California, insurance industry in Connecticut

footloose industries

industry in which the location is not impacted by the cost of transporting either raw materials or finished products

Ex: software, insurance, semiconductors, computer chips, e-commerce

development

a change in the economic and social level of a country through industrialization, urbanization, and standards of living

less developed country

countries with low levels of industrialization, urbanization, low standards of living that are mainly focused on primary activities, predominantly agriculture

newly industrialized country

less developed countries with growing industrial economies and a developing trade status in the global market place (BRICs: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)

more developed country

countries with highly developed economies, high levels of industrialization, urbanization, advanced technological infrastructure and high standards of living

post-industrial society

a society in which the economy has transitioned from a manufacturing-based economy to a service-based economy

GDP (gross domestic product)

measurement of the total value of goods and services produced within the borders of a country during a specific time period, usually one year

GNP (gross national product)

measurement of the total value of goods and services produced within the borders of a country plus the net income from companies that are located outside the country and foreign investments during a specific time period, usually one year

GNI per capita (gross national income per cpaita)

measurement of the total value of goods and services produced within the borders of a country plus the net income from companies that are located outside the country and foreign investments, but minus dividend payments and indirect businesses taxes during a specific time period, usually one divided by the population

economic sectors of the economy

the percent of economic activities that a country relies on

-periphery tend to have a larger % engaged in primary activities

-semi-periphery are transitioning from primary activities to secondary activities

-core tend to have a larger percentage engaged in tertiary, quaternary, and/or quinary activities

formal and informal economic activity

the percent of taxed and non-taxed economic activity within a country

Ex: semi-periphery and periphery countries tend to have a larger percentage engaged in the non-taxed economy

gini coefficient

measurement of income distribution within a population

ex: percent of income inequality vs. income equality

use of fossil fuels and renewable energy

percent from which a country obtains its energy source

fertility rate

the average number of children a woman will have during her childbearing years (15-49)

infant mortality rate

number of deaths under one year of age per 1,000 live births during a given year

infant mortality rate

the # of deaths under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births during a given year

access to health care

refers to the ease with which an individual can obtain needed medical services

literacy rate

percent of population who can read and write

gender inequality

acknowledges that gender affects an individual’s lived experiences; gender inequality is experienced across different cultures; tradition and culture pose obstacles to women’s economic development, especially in less developed countries

GII (gender inequality index)

measurement that evaluates women’s status in a country based on participation in economic, political, and labor-market participation, as well as reproductive health issues, indices of empowerment and labor-market participation

HDI (human development index)

measurement used by the UN to calculate development in terms of human welfare (using both economic and social indicators)

gender parity

measurement of the relative access to education of males and females

Ex: ratio of females to males enrolled in a given stage of education (primary, secondary)

objective of gender equality

a society in which women and men enjoy the same opportunities, rights, and obligations in all spheres of life and is linked to sustainable development

role of women

changes as countries develop economically

rise of women in the workforce

although more women are in the workforce, they do not have equity in wages or employment opportunities

microloan

low interest loans usually for smaller sums of money to provide extremely poor people the opportunity to open a small local business and is often targeted to women in less developed countries to lift them out of poverty and is helping to improve standards of living

rostow’s stages of economic Growth

theory that assumes all countries are capable of development along the same trajectory which encompasses five stages of linear development towards self-sustained economic growth and high levels of mass consumption

traditional society

stage in which the dominant activity in a society is subsistence farming and the social structure is rigid and unchanging and resistant to technology

transitional stage

pre-conditions for take-off; progressive leadership moves the country toward greater flexibility, openness and diversification

take-off stage

industrialization occurs and sustained growth takes hold, urbanization and technological breakthrough occur

drive to maturity stage

technologies spread, industrial specialization occurs and international trade expands; population growth decreases

high mass consumption stage

service sector increased; widespread production of goods and services and mass consumption

wallerstein’s world systems theory (core-periphery model)

model that describes how economic power is distributed between dominant regions and less powerful regions and proposes that less developed countries are defined by their dependence on a developed core

dependency theory

theory that maintains that less developed countries are kept in a position of dependency due to the existing economic and political power structures sustained by more developed countries; the concentration of wealth in more developed countries makes it difficult for less developed countries to compete and improve their situation

commodity dependence

the extent to which a country is dependent on primary commodities for export; dependency on primary commodities can leave a country vulnerable to unpredictable price fluctuations and can significantly reduce national revenue

ex; Haiti relies on cocoa, mango, coffee, bananas, vetiver oil

neo-colonialism

theory that proposes that countries which may be free from political colonial control, continue to remain economically dependent on rich, industrialized countries

comparative damage

advantages to locations that combine lower operating costs (labor, taxes, relaxation of environmental regulations) resulting in trade/sale opportunities that produce goods/services for a lower price

Ex: oil producing nations have a comparative advantage when making products that require oil such as chemicals

complementary advantage

advantages created when producing goods that are consumed together

ex: cars and gas, printer and ink cartridges

• if the price of one goes up, the demand for both goods fall

  • if the price of one goes down, people will buy more of it and they will usually buy more of the other also

neoliberal policy

characterized by free market trade agreements, deregulation of financial markets, individualism, and the shift away from state welfare provision have created new organizations, spatial connections, and trade relationships that foster greater globalization

free trade agreements

treaty between two or more countries to establish a free trade zone where goods and services can be conducted across borders without tariffs but labor or capital may not move freely

european union (EU)

originally began as an economic union and has evolved into a political organization encompassing security, human rights, climate, environment, health, and political issues; the EU is based on the rule of law; founded on treaties; voluntarily and democratically agreed upon

WTO (world Trade organization)

global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations; negotiates the bulk of the world’s trade agreements that are signed and ratified by their legislatures

mercosur

an economic union creating a common market for the free movement of goods, services, and factors of production between countries in South American compromising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela, with associate countries of Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Guyana, and Suriname

OPEC

an economic union of oil producing countries that coordinates and unifies the policies of member countries to ensure the stabilization of oil markets in order to secure an efficient supply of oil (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Venezuela, Gabon, Ecuador, Angola, Algeria, Congo, Equatorial-Guinea)

tariffs

a tax imposed by a government on goods imported from other countries that serves to increase the price and make imports less desirable/less competitive compared to domestic goods

global financial crisis

period of extreme stress in global financial markets and banking system (2007-2009) caused by deregulation in the financial industry that led to the Great Recession

debt crises

situation in which a country is unable to pay back its government debt caused when spending exceeds revenues for a prolonged period of time

international lending agencies

institutions that specialize in providing loans, grants, and financial expertise to less developed countries that focuses on poverty reduction, stimulation growth, building infrastructure, encouraging foreign investment, and fighting corruption

international monetary fund

an organization of 189 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world

microlending

the lending of small amounts of money at low interest to poor, particularly women, in less developed countries to encourage development of small businesses with the goal of improved standards of living

NGOs (nongovernmental organizations)

international organizations that are not run by state or local governments and are influential in international initiatives on economic, social, and environment issues and usually try to improve conditions in the most impoverish regions of LDCs (periphery of the periphery)

Ex: save the children, National Council on Aging, IB (international Baccalaureate)

outsourcing

when a company sends goods/services out for external production, typically where labor is cheaper to achieve comparative advantages have led to a decline in jobs in core regions and an increase in jobs in newly industrialized countries

Ex: assembly of low skill goods in China, customer service/product support in India

economic restructuring

the process in which economies in the core move from manufacturing to the service sector as a result of the loss of manufacturing jobs and growth of the service sector, a widening occurs in the social hierarchy where high income salaried professional jobs expand alongside an increase of low wage/low skill service jobs and a “missing middle” develops in the wage structure

manufacturing zones

created by the growth of industry in countries outside of the core where governments create favorable investment and trading conditions to attract export-oriented industries

special economic zones

designated area that has economic laws that are more free-market-oriented than a country’s typical national laws

ex: Shenzhen, China

free trade zone

designated area where goods may be landed, stored, handled, manufactured, reconfigured, and re-exported under specific customs regulations and generally not subject to customs duty

export processing zone

designated area generally in developing countries by their governments that offer exemptions from certain taxes and business regulations to promote industrial and commercial exports

international division of labor

refers to the shift in the core to service industries and an associated shift to manufacturing in the semi-periphery as companies search for the cheapest location to take advantage of low-cost labor to manufacture and assemble components which has been facilitated by improvements in transportation/communication technology

post-fordist methods of production

flexible production that is no longer centralized in one manufacturing facility and takes advantage of outsourcing or just-in-time delivery and is reliant on advanced technology

multiplier effect

happens when an increase in spending produces and increase in national income and consumption is greater than the initial amount spent

ex: a new factory will increase employment, which will stimulate employment in other business

economies of scale

cost advantages gained by an increased level of production

ex: a large-scale (Walmart, Costco) business can afford to invest in technology that improves stock control, which increases revenue, that can be used to make further improvement

agglomeration

cost savings that occur when firms are located near other to take advantage of shared labor or transportation costs resulting in economies of scalej

just-in-time delivery

system of production that is centered around using modern transportation to only order parts as needed and not by keeping large stockpiles in warehouses as in traditional mass production, the goal is to reduce costs by saving money on overhead inventory

emergence of service sector

the shift from a manufacturing based economy to a service based economy as a country develops

high technology industries

an industry (chemicals, aircraft) that uses advanced methods and modern equipment or is devoted to research, development, and sale of high-technology products

Ex: computers, semiconductors

growth poles

concentration of highly innovative and technically advanced industries that stimulate economic development in linked business and industries

problems stemming from industrialization

natural resource depletion, mass consumption, the effects of pollution, and the impact of climate change

sustainable development

development that addresses issues of natural resource depletion, mass consumption, costs and effects of pollution, impact of climate change, as well as issues of human health, well-being, and social and economic equity

ecotourism

tourism based in natural environments that are often threatened by looming development and helps to protect the environment in questions while also providing jobs for the local population

sustainable development goals (global goals)

a universal call by the UN to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity; progress in development is measured through activities such as microloans (lending to small scale borrowers) and public transportation projects (infrastructure)

high technology corridor

area that is devoted to research, development, and sale of high-technology products