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Agglomeration
The clustering of industries or businesses in the same geographic area to benefit from economies of scale, shared services, or resources.
Assembly Line
A production method where a product is assembled step-by-step as it moves along a conveyor belt, with workers specializing in a specific task at each station.
Bulk-Gaining Industry
Industries that produce products that gain weight or volume during the manufacturing process.
Bulk-Reducing Industry
Industries that produce products that lose weight or volume during the manufacturing process.
Capital
Financial resources or assets used for investment, machinery, or labor in the production of goods and services.
Consumptive Water Usage
The use of water that is not returned to the water supply after being used, typically for irrigation, industrial cooling, or consumption.
Cottage Industry
A small-scale, home-based manufacturing industry, often producing handmade or artisanal goods.
Deindustrialization
The decline or reduction of industrial activity in a region, often accompanied by the rise of a service-based economy.
Export Processing Zone (EPZ)
A designated area where goods can be imported and manufactured for export, usually with reduced taxes or duties.
Footloose Industry
Industries that are not tied to a specific location due to their low transportation costs or flexibility in choosing sites.
Fossil Fuel
Energy sources derived from ancient organic matter, such as coal, oil, and natural gas.
Post-Fordism
A flexible approach to industrial production that focuses on customization, innovation, and high-tech production methods.
Geothermal Energy
Energy derived from the heat of the Earth, often used in power plants or for heating purposes.
Greenhouse Effect
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere by greenhouse gases, leading to global warming.
Just-in-Time Delivery
A production strategy where materials or goods are delivered exactly when needed, minimizing inventory costs.
Industrial Revolution
A period of rapid industrial growth that transformed economies from agrarian to industrial, involving innovations like machinery and factory systems.
Infrastructure
The physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.
International Division of Labor
The global distribution of labor where different regions or countries specialize in different stages of production.
Labor-Intensive Industry
Industries that require a large amount of labor relative to capital investment.
Weber’s Least-Cost Theory
A theory that explains the location of industries based on minimizing transportation, labor, and agglomeration costs.
Maquiladora
A factory in Mexico that assembles imported materials or components into products for export.
Mass Production
The large-scale manufacturing of goods using standardized methods and assembly lines.
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Pollution that comes from multiple diffuse sources, rather than a single identifiable point.
Outsourcing
The practice of obtaining goods or services from an external supplier, often in a different country, to reduce costs.
Primary Industry
Industries involved in extracting or harvesting natural resources.
Post-Fordist Production
A more flexible, decentralized approach to production in contrast to Fordism.
Potential Reserve
Resources that are thought to exist but have not been discovered or fully developed.
Proven Reserve
Resources that are known to exist and are commercially viable to extract.
Recycling
The process of converting waste materials into new products to reduce resource consumption and waste.
Renewable Energy
Energy derived from sources that are naturally replenished, such as solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal power.
Right-to-Work Laws
Legislation that allows employees to work without being required to join a union or pay union dues.
Secondary Industry
Industries involved in manufacturing and processing raw materials into finished products.
Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
A region within a country that has economic and business regulations that differ from the rest of the country.
Business Services
Services that support other businesses, such as finance, marketing, and consulting.
Central Place Theory
A theory that explains the size, number, and distribution of cities based on the services they provide.
Clustered Rural Settlement
A rural settlement pattern where buildings are closely packed together, often with farms surrounding the village.
Consumer Services
Services that are provided to individual consumers, such as retail, education, healthcare, and entertainment.
Dispersed Rural Settlement
A rural settlement pattern where houses and farms are spread out over a large area.
Enclosure Movement
The historical process in which common lands in England were consolidated into individual farms.
Gravity Model
A model that explains the interaction between two places based on their population sizes and the distance between them.
Hierarchy of Settlements
The ranking of settlements based on their size, services, and functions.
Hinterland or Market Area
The area surrounding a central place that is served by that place.
Long-Lot Settlement
A type of rural settlement where land is divided into narrow, elongated parcels.
Non-Basic Business
Businesses that serve the local population and do not export goods or services outside the region.
Periodic Market
A market that is held at regular intervals where vendors sell goods in temporary locations.
Primate City
The largest city in a country or region, typically much larger than the second-largest city.
Public Services
Services provided by the government for the benefit of the general population.
Range
The maximum distance people are willing to travel to purchase a good or service.
Rank-Size Rule
A pattern where the population of a city is inversely proportional to its rank in the urban hierarchy.
Settlement
A community or group of buildings where people live and interact.
Service
The provision of intangible goods or activities to meet the needs or desires of individuals or businesses.
Threshold
The minimum number of people needed to support a service or business.
Township-and-Range Survey
A land survey system used in the United States to divide land into rectangular parcels.
Urbanization
The process by which more people move into cities and towns, leading to the growth of urban areas.
World City
A city that is a global center for finance, culture, and trade.