Quiz 9 Part 2 Flashcards
official language`
language adopted and used by the government.
outsourcing
the contracting out of a business process to a 3rd party like transferring employees from one firm to another.
pastoral nomadism
form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals.
pattern
geometric or regular arrangement of something in a study area.
pilgrimage
journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes.
place
specific point on earth distinguished by a particular character.
polytheism
believe in worship of more than one god.
primate city
largest settlement in a country, if it has more than twice as many people as the 2nd ranking settlement.
ranching
form of commercial agriculture in which livestock graze over an extensive area.
range
maximum distance people are willing to travel to use a service.
rank-size rule
pattern of settlements in a country, such that the nth largest settlement is 1/n the population of the largest settlement.
redlining
process by which banks draw lines on a map and refuse to lend money to purchase or improve property within the boundaries.
refugees
people that leave their home in fear of persecution because of race, religion, nationality, social group, or political opinion.
sex ratio
number of males per 100 females in the population.
remote sensing
acquisition of data about earths surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or other long distance methods.
