Economic Geographics Flashcards
Primary sector of production
economy
Secondary sector of production
manufacturing and industry
Tertiary sector of production
provisions and services
Political geography
The study of political organizations of the world
State
Politically defined territory with a permanent population and a government with sovereignty
State vs. Nation
State- a political unit with authority to apply law
Nation-cultural community, common history and loyalty towards land
Decolonization
Overthrow of colonial powers
State-less Nation
People of certain ethnicity but aren’t majority of any country
Ratzel’s organic theory
States have life cycles , birth maturity, decline and death
Centripetal forces
Promotes unity and cohesion
Centrifugal forces
Destabilize or weaken a state
Devolution
Transfer of power from central government
Subsistence
Growing food for one’s family
Commercial farming
Growing product to sell and market
Commodity chain
The process of links between producers and costumes