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28 Cards in this Set
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The process by which the population of cities grows.
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Urbanization
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What are the two dimensions of urbanization
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number and percentage of people living in cities
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method of measuring the functional area of a city created by the US Bureau of the Census
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Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
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drawing lines on a map to identify aareas in which they will refuse loan money.
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Redlining
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the process of legally adding land area to a city
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annexation
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nodes of consumer and business services
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edge cities
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the most important energy source worldwide such as wood, plant material, and animal waste.
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biomass fuel
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the residue of plants and animals that were buried millions of years ago. petroleum natural gas and coal.
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fossil fuel
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replaced continually or at least within a human lifespan. Has an unlimited supply and is not depleted when used by people
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renewable energy
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forms so slowly that for practical purposes cannot be renewed. fossils fuels and nuclear energy
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non renewable energy
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several LDC's posessing substantial petroleum reserves.
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OPEC (Organization of Petroluem Exporting Companies.)
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refers to iron ore and other alloys used in teh production of iorn and steel
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ferrous metals
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utilized to make products other than iron or steel such as aluminum
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non ferrous metals
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when more waste is added than a resource can accomodate
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pollution
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a concentration of trace substances at a greater level than occurs in average air
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air pollution
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The anticipated increase in the Earth's temperature, caused by carbon dioxide trapping some of the radiation emmitted by the surface.
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greenhouse effect
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the energy of moving water has been used to generate electricty
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hydro electric power
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Energy from hot water or steam
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geothermal energy
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the separation, collection, precessing, marketing, and reuse of unwanted material
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recycling
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teh sustainable use and management of natural resources such as wildlife, water, air, and Earth that deposits to meet human needs.
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conservation
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maintenence of resources in their present condition with as little human impact as possible
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preservation
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an area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government that has control over its internal and foreign affairs
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state
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independence from control of its internal affairs by other states.
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sovereignty
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a sovereign state that comprises a town and the surrounding country side.
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city-state
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states with very small land areas
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microstates (Monaco is the smallest micro state)
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a territory that is legally tied to a soverign state rather than being completely independent
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colony
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the effort by one country to establish settlements and to impose its politcal, economic, and cultural principles on such territory
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colonialism
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control of territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous society, where as colonialism is control of previously uninhabited or sparsely inhabited land.
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imperialism
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