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22 Cards in this Set
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cartography
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theoretical knowledge about distinctive visual representations of earth(maps)
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colonization
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physical settlement of a new territory of people from a colonizing state
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commodity chain
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network of labor and production processes
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core regions
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regions that dominate trade, control most advanced technologies
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division of labor
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specialization of or countries in economic activity
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environmental determinism
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doctrine holds that human activity is controlled by environmental factors
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ethnocentrism
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attitude that one's own race and culture are superior
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Hearth areas
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geographic settings where new practices have developed
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imperialism
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extension of power of a nation through direct of indirect control of econ and political life of other territories
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international division of labor
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specialization by countries in particular products for export
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map projections
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systematic rendering on a flat surface of geographic coordinates of earth
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masculinism
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assumption that the world is and should be shaped by men, for men
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minisystem
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society with a single cultural base and reciprocal social economy
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neocolonialism
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econ/political strategies by which powerful states maintain and extend their influence over other areas or people
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peripheral regions
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regions with undeveloped or narrowly specialized economies with low levels of productivity
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plantation
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large landholding that usually specializes in producing one particular crop
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semiperipheral regions
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regions able to exploit peripheral regions but are dominated by core
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slash and burn
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plants cut close to ground and set a fire
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spatial justice
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fairness of distribution of society's burdens and benefits
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technology systems
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clusters of interrelated energy, transportation
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transtational corporations
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companies with investments and activities that span international boundaries
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world-system
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interdependent system of countries lined by economic and political competition
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