Midterm pt 2 Flashcards
European State model
any clearly and legally defined territory inhabited by a population governed from a capital city by a representative government
Functional Specialization
different groups and areas specializing in different areas of the economy and production
Agrarian Revolution
AKA “agricultural revolution” around 1650-1800 of significant institutional and technological changes in European farming
Supranational Organizations
collections of states that share a common goal
GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
total value of all goods and services produced by a country in a particular year, divided by total pop.
Gross Domestic Product - GDP: total value of all goods and services produced by a country in a particular year. Divided by the total pop. = Per Capita GDP
GNP (Gross National Product)
GDP + income from abroad = overseas investments
GNP: = GDP + income from abroad = overseas, investments, etc.
Globalization
the increasing interconnectedness of different realms through the common processes of economic, environmental, political, and cultural change
Buffer State
State wedged between 2 other more powerful states
Conurbations
huge mutlimetropolitan complexes formed by combination or coexistence of 2 or more urban areas
Boat People
People from Vietnam that escaped from their country
industrial revolutions
around 1750 - 1850 of significant technological changes in European manufacturing and engineering that led to a huge economic boom
ASEAN
Association of SouthEastern Nations.an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism
shatter belt
The Southeast Asia realm caught between stronger colliding external cultural political forces, under persistent stress and often fragmented by aggressive rivals
site
unique physical characteristics
situation
the external locational attributes of an urban center; its relative location or regional position with reference to other non-local places.