Chapter 4 lessons 4&5 vocabulary

Spreading of urban developments on land near a city

Cities generally considered to play an important role in the global economic system.

A region that includes a central city and its surrounding suburbs.

A system in which factors of production are privately owned.

Government supports and regulates enterprise through decisions that affect the marketplace

System in which tradition and custom control all economic activity; exists in only a few parts of the world today.

Decisions about production and distribution of goods and services are made by a central authority.

Geographical theory that seeks to explain the number, size, and location of human settlements in an urban system.

A country that has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure .

A country that, according to the United Nations, exhibits the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development.

Businesses are privately owned and production and prices are determined by supply and demand.

Private individuals or groups have the right to own property or businesses and make a profit with limited interference

A country that has begun transitioning from primarily agricultural to primarily manufacturing and industrial activity.

The directness of routes linking pairs of places.