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Af
Definition
humid tropical
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Aw
Definition
seasonally humid tropical
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Bs
Definition
semiarid
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Bw
Definition
desert
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Cfa
Definition
humid subtropical
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Cfb
Definition
marine west coast
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Cs
Definition
Mediterranean
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Dfa
Definition
humid continental
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Dfb/c/d
Definition
subarctic
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E
Definition
Polar
Term
H
Definition
Highland
Term
A
Definition
Humid low latitude (equatorial)
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B
Definition
Dry
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C
Definition
Warm mid-latitude
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D
Definition
Cold mid-latitude
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NAFTA
Definition
North American Free Trade Agreement
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maquiladora
Definition
USA moved business across the border to Mexico for cheeper labor
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mountains separating Nepal and India from China
Definition
Himalayas
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INdian/Bangladesh river
Definition
Ganges
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India's 3 greatest cities
Definition
Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata
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Japan
Definition
Tokyo
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China
Definition
Beijing
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Iran
Definition
Tehran
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Israel
Definition
Tel Aviv
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Iraq
Definition
Baghdad
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Indonesia
Definition
Jakarta
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River: Jinan
Definition
Yellow River
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Shanghai
Definition
Yangtze
Term
phnom penh
Definition
mekong
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assam
Definition
india
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eastern new guinea
Definition
papa new guinea
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french guiana
Definition
france
Term
EPZ
Definition
export processing zone
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west siberia
Definition
oil
Term
persian gulf
Definition
oil
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us gulf coast
Definition
oil
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appalachia
Definition
coal
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Kuznetsk
Definition
coal & iron ore
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volga region
Definition
oil
Term
mesabi range
Definition
iron ore
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silesia
Definition
coal
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kryvyy rih
Definition
iron ore
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eastern ukraine
Definition
coal
Term
north slope
Definition
oil
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north sea
Definition
oil
Term
canada
Definition
oil
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norway
Definition
oil
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uk 
Definition
oil
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iran
Definition
oil
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france
Definition
coal
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caspian sea region
Definition
oil
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australia
Definition
coal
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germany
Definition
coal
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algeria
Definition
oil
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india
Definition
coal
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china
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coal
Term
libya
Definition
oil
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nigeria
Definition
oil
Term
south africa
Definition
coal
Term
angola
Definition
oil
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indonesia
Definition
oil
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venezuela
Definition
oil
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mexico
Definition
oil
Term
chile
Definition
copper
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sweden
Definition
iron ore
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4 basic energy sources
Definition
oil, natural gas, nuclear power, coal
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Energy source thats growing since 1970
Definition
coal, nuclear, hydro, other
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2 countries that consume more energy than any other countries?
Definition
USA & PRC
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ore for aluminum
Definition
bauxite
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2 products of iron ore
Definition
steel and iron
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4 countries manufacturing in rhine ruhr region
Definition
 germany, france, netherlands, belgium
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silesia countries
Definition
poland, germany, czech republic
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st. petersburg
Definition
russia
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donbas/donetsk
Definition
ukraine
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kuznetsk/kuzbas
Definition
russia
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volga
Definition
russia
Term
krivoi rog
Definition
ukraine
Term
urals
Definition
russia
Term
shenyang
Definition
china
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tianjin
Definition
china
Term
guangzhou
Definition
PRC
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Shanghai/nanjing/wuhan
Definition
PRC
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interior basin
Definition
coal
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appalachian basin
Definition
coal
Term
3 cities dominate urban hierarchy
Definition
New York, London, Tokyo
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cities dominating US urban hierarchy
Definition
New York, Chicago, Los Angeles
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squatter settlements in latin america
Definition
barrios, favelas
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bulk reducing industy
Definition
steel production
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UK manufacturing
Definition
glasgow, newcastle, manchester, liverpool, birmingham
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break-of-bulk point
Definition
when cargo is broken up into smaller units before delivery
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5 main russian manufacturing areas
Definition
kuznetsk, urals, volga, central, st. petersburg
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bulk-gaining industry
Definition
bottling beverages
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minimills
Definition
steel production (only 1 step of the mill production)
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main steel producer
Definition
PRC
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outsourcing
Definition
transferring business to outside source
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fordist
Definition
mass production - each worker has specific job
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post-fordist
Definition
lean/flexible production
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right to work laws
Definition
"open shop" - a union/company cannot negotiate a contract that requires workers to join a union as a condition of employment
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chinas population distribution
Definition
east coast, south, southeast
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chinese minorities
Definition
56 minorities - located inland, south and north, and even in far east.
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central place theory
Definition
explain the number, size and location of human settlements in an urban system - hexagon models
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hinterland
Definition
land/district behind the borders of a coast or river
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gravity model
Definition
predicts bilateral trade flows based on economic size and distance btwn 2 countries
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primate city
Definition
city that is disproportionally larger than other cities in country based on urban hierarchy
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rank-size-rule
Definition
regularity in many phenomena including the distribution of city sizes around the world, sizes of businesses, particle sizes (such as sand), lengths of rivers, frequencies of word usage, wealth among individuals, etc
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just-in-time derlivery
Definition
shipment of parts to arrive at factory moments before they are needed - reduces money investor would spend on inventory
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basic industry
Definition
industrial sector which exports all/most of its production outside of community to bring money into community
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non-basic industry
Definition
sells product to community, doesnt bring money into community
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least urbanized regon
Definition
Africa in general
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3 types of urban structure
Definition
concentric zone, sector model, multiple nuclei
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concentric
Definition
city grows outwards form a central area in a series of rings. 
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sector model
Definition
city develops in a series of sectors. 
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multiple nuclei
Definition
ciy is complex and has more than one center around which activities revolve
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squatter settlements
Definition
housing shortage because of population increase and migration
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redlining
Definition
maps draw boundaries on map and refuse to lend money beyond those lines or to improve property within those lines.
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urban renewal
Definition
city identifies inner-city neighborhoods, acquire properties from private owners, relocte residents, build new stuff, and turn over land to private developers.
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gentrification
Definition
converting low-income neighborhood into predominantly middle-class neighborhood
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edge city
Definition
office and retail activity on edge of urban area
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sprawl
Definition
new housing sites at low density and at locations that are not contiguous to the existing built up area
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greenbelt
Definition
ring of land maintained as parks, ag., or other types of open area to limit sprawl of urban area
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smart growth
Definition
regulations and laws to limit suburban sprawl and preserve farmland
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zoning ordinances
Definition
law limiting permitted use of land and max density of development in community
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