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 to 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) - term for 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) - 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 and often includes 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 - a 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.