Final Exam Terms

Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington D.C.

services

maximum distance of travel for a service

Improvements in technology, transportation, & communication; needed for a country to function.

keep out adversaries/enemies, mark jurisdictions, divide a country

no private ownership

forces that divide a country

forces that unify a country

Division of a region/state into smaller regions/states that are often hostile with each other.

What is an example of a high order service?

more machinery, pesticides and fertilizers, hybrid strains of crops, expensive, etc.

Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea

Jews who wanted to reestablish a homeland in Palestine

women empowerment, high loan repayment rates, bottom up development

transportation costs

bodies of water, deserts, mountains

waterspouts are these over water

close to market because the final product weighs more

finished goods

main economic activity of a city (ex. fort jackson, state government, USC)

changing from one mode of transportation to another

City Models: looks most like Columbia today

most efficient state shape

planted large numbers of trees to prevent desertification across central Africa

their main season is late spring and early summer

has a country inside of it (ex. South Africa)

divided into at least 2 parts

minimum number of people needed to support a service

government provides services through high taxes

NOT accepted worldwide, used for centuries, vitamins + nutrients, make crops pest resistant

City Models: oldest, series of rings

several countries cooperate to achieve comon goals

a city that is 2x larger than the 2nd largest city

the nth largest city is 1/nth of the largest

government makes all decisions

natural resources

long, narrow shapes

very small states that will have very few resources

straight lines drawn on maps

City Models: spokes, based on transportation

Bangledesh suffers from these the most

can travel up to 500 miles per hour

a place where the industry ends and the population leaves

Suburbs that have become little cities to themselves. Ex. Sandhills, Harbison

What is an example of a low order service?

world cities

arm sticks out to acquire resources

free market/capitalism and socialism (Ex. U.S.)

no government interference; keep profits

Power is transferred by central government to local/regional administration (usually peaceful)

technology and information

close to raw materials because they weigh more than the final product

site factors

most important part of the city, high land costs, skyscrapers

giant fishing vessels (Used in: Japan, Russia)

taxes and numerical limits used to control exports

characteristics of sustainable development

City Models: activities attracted to certain nodes

private investment rebuilding run down houses/neighborhoods

taking over an area to control resources