Last Vocab Aphug

Agribusiness

Large scale commercial farming that produces, processes, and distributes agricultural products.

Assembly Line

A manufacturing process in which a product is assembled in a sequential manner as it moves along a conveyor belt or production line.

Barter

The exchange of goods without money.

Bedroom communities

Residential areas where people live but mainly commute to work in another area.

Cash crop

A crop grown for sale rather than for personal consumption.

City

An urban settlement that has been incorporated into an independent self-governing unit.

Commercial agriculture

Large scale, profit driven agricultural production involving the cultivation of crops and raising of livestock for sale in markets.

Conurbation

An extended urban area, typically formed by the merging of several cities.

Counter-urbanization

The movement of people from urban to rural areas.

Desertification

The process by which fertile land becomes increasingly arid and unproductive, often due to human activities.

Disamenity area

A city marked by extreme poverty and social problems.

Ecotourism

Tourism that focuses on visiting natural areas and promoting conservation, environmental education, and sustainable development.

Edge City

Suburban centers of economic and social activity on the outskirts of a larger city.

Export-Processing Zone (EPZ)

Small areas within a country that are granted favorable investment and trading conditions in order to attract industries.

Feedlot

A place for livestock where they are fed until slaughter.

Fertilizers

Substances added to soil or plants to promote growth and enhance soil fertility.

Fordism

A system of mass production and consumption characterized by standardized products, assembly-line manufacturing, and relatively high wages for workers.

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)

Organisms whose genetic material has been altered to enhance crop traits in soybeans and corn.

Gross National Income (GNI)

The total income earned by a country's residents, including domestic and foreign sources, minus any income earned by foreign residents within the country.

Industrial Belt

A region with a concentration of industrial activity, often marked by interconnected cities and towns.

Informal sector

The part of the economy that operates outside of formal regulations, often including unregistered businesses, self-employment, and casual labor.

Intensive agriculture

Agricultural practices that involve high inputs per unit of land.

Just in time manufacturing

A production strategy that aims to minimize inventory costs by delivering parts or materials to the production line exactly when they are needed.

Market Gardening

Small scale production of vegetables, fruits, and flowers.

Meta city

A city with over 20 million people.

Mixed crops and livestock farming

Farming that involves both cultivation of crops and raising livestock.

Pastoral Nomads

Subsistence farming in which herders move their livestock in search of grazing land in semi-arid deserts and deserts.

Primary Sector

The sector of the economy concerned with the extraction of raw materials from the natural environment, such as agriculture, mining, and fishing.

Primate City

The largest city in a country, often much bigger than the second largest city in the country.

Rust Belt

Region characterized by the decline of manufacturing and marked by abandoned factories.

Squatter Settlement

Temporary, inadequate, and illegal informal housing.

Technopoles

Regions or urban areas characterized by a concentration of high-technology industries, research institutions, and skilled labor.

Truck Farming

Involves commercial production of vegetables for local and distant markets.

Urban area

A central city and its continuously developed areas.

Yield

The amount of crop produced per unit of land.