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19 Cards in this Set
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globalization
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actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something (ex. McDonald's, automobiles, clothing brands) worldwide in scope
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transnational corporation
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a company that researchs, operates factories and sells products in many places other than its headquarters
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distribution
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The arrangement of something across Earth's suface
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density
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the frequency of which something exists within a given unit of area (people/sq. mile)
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arithmetic density
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total people/total land area
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physiological density
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total people (not just farmers)/total arable land
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agricultural density
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total farmers/total arable land
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concentration
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the spread of something over a given area -NOT DENSITY- (clustered or eveny dispersed)
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pattern
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the geometric or or regular arrangement of something in a study area
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space-time compression
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reduction in time it takes for diffusion to occur across a long distance (horses -> mail carriers -> cellphones)
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distance decay
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the diminishing in importance and eventual disappearing of a phenomenon cause by increasing distance from it's origin (culture (African culture -> America)
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diffusion
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the spread of a feature or trend from one place to another
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relocation diffusion
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the spread of a feature or trend through the bodily movement of people from one place to another
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expansion diffusion
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the spread of a feature or trend from one place to another with a snowballing effect
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hierarchical diffusion
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the spread of a feature or trend fro one person of power or authority (government leader or celebrity) to other people
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contagious diffusion
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a rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population
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stimulus diffusion
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the spread of an underlying princple even though one feature or characteristic is rejected
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hearth
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origin of diffused feature or trend
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uneven developement
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the increasing gap in economic conditions between regions due to economic globalization
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