AP Human Unit 7 Vocab

Agglomeration

Agglomeration

The tendency of enterprises in the same industry to cluster in the same area

Break-of-bulk point

A location where it is more economical to break, raw materials into smaller units before shipping them

Bulk-Gaining Industry

Industry in which the finished goods cost more to transport than the raw materials.

Bulk-Reducing Industry

Industry in which the raw materials cost more to transport than the finished goods

Commodity Dependence

An aspect of dependency theory that occurs when more than 60% percent of a country’s exports and economic health are tied to one or two resources

Comparative Advantage

The relative cost advantage a country or organization has to produce certain goods or services for trade

Complimentarity

The mutual trade relationship that exists between two places based on the supply of raw materials and the demand for finished products or service

Cottage Industry

Preindustrial form of manufacture in which members of families spread out through rural areas worked in their homes to make goods

Deindustrialization

Process by which a country or area reduces industrial activity, particularly in heavy industry and manufacturing

Dependency Theory

A theory that describes the development challenges and limitations faced by poorer countries and the political and economic relationships poorer countries have with richer countries

Dual Economies

Economies with two distinct distributions of economic activity across the economic sectors

Economic Sectors

Collections of industries engaged in similar economic activities based on the creation of raw materials, the production of goods, the provision of services, or other activities

Ecotourism

A form of tourism based on the enjoyment of natural areas that minimizes the impact to the environment

Export Processing Zone

An area within a country that is subject to more favorable regulations (usually including the elimination of tariffs) to encourage foreign investment and the manufacturing of goods for export.

Fordism

A highly organized and specialized system for industrial production that focuses on efficiency and productivity in mass production; named after Henry Ford

Formal Sector

Businesses, enterprises, and other economic activites that have government supervision, monitoring, and protection, and are also taxed

Free Trade Zone

A relatively large geographical area within a country in which businesses pay few or no tariffs on goods to encourage or facilitate its role in international trade.

Gender Development Index

A measure that calculates gender disparity in the three basic dimensions of human development: health, knowledge, and standard of living.

Gender Inequality Index

A measure that calculates inequality based on three categories: reproductive health, empowerment, and labor-market participation.

Gross Domestic Product

The total value of the goods and services produced by a country’s citizens and companies within the country in a year

Gross National Income

The total value of goods and services globally produced by a country in a year divided by the country’s population

Gross National Product

The total value of the goods and services produced by a country’s citizens and companies both domestically and internationally in a year

Growth Pole

A place of economic activity clustered around one or more high-growth industries that stimulate economic gain by capitalizing on some special asset.

Human Development

The processes involved in the improvement of peoples freedoms, rights, capabilities, choices, and material conditions

Human Development Index

A measure that determines the overall development of a country by incorporating three key dimensions of human development: life expectancy at birth, access to education measured in expected and mean years of schooling, and standard of living measured by GNI per capita

Industrial Park

A collection of manufacturing facilities in a particular area that is typically found in suburbs and is located close to highways to facilitate movement of raw materials and finished products

Industrial Revolution

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

Industrialization

The process in which the interaction of social and economic factors causes the development of industries on a wide scale

Industry

Any economic activity using machinery on a large scale to process raw materials into products

Informal Sector

Any part of a country’s economy that is outside of government monitoring or regulation; sometimes called the informal economy

International Division of Labor

A pattern of production and labor in which different countries are engaged in distinct aspects of production

Just-In-Time Delivery

A system in which goods are delivered as needed so that companies keep in inventory on;y what is needed for near-term production

Labor-Marker Participation

Rate that measures and economy’s active labor force, calculated by taking the sum of all employed workers divided by the working age population.

Least-Cost Theory

Industrial location theory proposed by Alfred Weber suggesting that businesses locate their facilities in a particular place because that location minimizes the costs of production.

Microloan

A very small short-term loan with low interest intended to help people in need

Multiplier effect

The economic effect in which a change creates a larger change, such as when a new manufacturing plant grows the economy by giving rise to more related jobs and services

Neoliberalism

Beliefs that favor free-market capitalism in which trade has no constraints from government

Offshore Outsourcing

The condition when one or more aspects of production moves to an organization in another country

Post-Fordism

System focus on small-scale batch production for a specialized market and flexibility that allows for a quick response to change in the market

Postindustrial Economy

An economic pattern marked by predominant tertiary sector empoyment-with a good share of quaternary and quinary jobs

Primary Sector

Economic sector associated with removing or harvesting products from the earth: includes agriculture, fishing, forestry, mining or quarrying, and extracting liquids or gas.

Quaternary Sector

Economic sector that is a subset of tertiary sector activities that requires workers to process and handle information and environmental technology

Quinary Sector

Economic Sector that is a subset of the quaternary sector; involves the very top leaders in government, science, universities, nonprofits, health care, culture, and media.

Raw Materials

Any metals, wood, or other plants products, animal products, or other substances that are sued to make intermediate or finished goods

Secondary Sector

Economic Sector associated with the production of goods from raw materials; includes manufacturing, processing, and construction.

Special Economic Zone

An area within a country that offers more favorable economic regulations ( such as tax benefits or no tariffs) to attract foreign businesses

Stages of economic growth

A model that suggests that all countries can be categorized on a spectrum from traditional to modern and that to become modern, countries need to pass through distinct stages of economic growth in succession

Tertiary Sector

Economic sector that includes a host of activities that involve the transport, storage, marketing, and selling of goods or services; also called the service sector

Women’s Empowerment

Women’s options and access to participate fully in the social and economic spheres of a society