unit 7 Flashcards
Pre-industrial cities
Cities developed prior to industrialization
What serve does Trade Centers in gateways to foreign lands and markets
pre-industrialized cities
zoning regulations
can be used for people to reside, residential, for stores and markets to sell goods, commercial, or for production, manufacturing,
Sustainability
the use of the Earth’s resources in a way that ensures those resources will still be available in the future
We can see that as countries progress in the demographic transition model they…
start to see their growth rate shrink which can reduce the overall pressure on the local environment
Resource depletion
refers to the depletion or exhaustion of Natural Resources as a result of unsustainable practice and excessive consumption
Land degradation
Refers to the deterioration or decline in quality of Natural Resources or ecosystem due to human activities
are caused by
soil erosion
Decertification
soil salinization
Deforestation
The industrialization began really as a result of new technologies and it was facilitated by the
availability of Natural Resources particularly Coal
The Industrial Revolution Allowed what
workers to seek new industrial jobs and change class structure because jobs and opportunities that were created with the rise of factories and large scale industry unfortunately
Investors in Industry they sought out more raw materials and new markets and these were factors that contributed to _________
the rise of colonialism and imperialism
Invention of better Farming tools produced what
Increased Agricultural production and more food
After industrialization farmers do what
Move to cities (rural to urban migration)
What country was the first to industrialize
Britain because has quick access to resources (coal, iron, etc)
Ecotourism
A form of sustainable tourism that focuses on responsible travel Two natural areas that can serve the environment and improve the well-being of the local people
Promotes conservation of natural resources
Factors that led to the industrial revolution
growing workforce, access to raw Resources like coal and iron access to new capital and new inventions and Technology
Cottage industry
Small scale businesses typically operated out of a person’s home, here individuals use traditional techniques and tools to produce custom Goods by hand
What did the industrial revolution do to the cottage industry
before the Industrial Revolution cottage industries were fairly prevalent across Society however due to the ability of companies to be able to mass produce products most of the cottage industries were put out of business industrialization
Enclosure movement
A movement in English which took agricultural land that was publicly owned by the community and privatized it
What are the minuses of the Industrial Revolution
caused inequality between different people and led to uneven Economic Development to occur around the world
Urbanization and less developed countries are often focused on…
one or two major cities with high degrees of Primacy or centrality causing uneven development
Such intensely High rates of urbanization and ldc’s are straining the infrastructure resources of the growing cities
Unable to find housing, many new migrants build what
squatter settlements which are makeshift unsafe housing constructed from any scraps they find on the land that they neither rent or own
urban sprawl
the diffusion of urban land use in lifestyle into formally non-urban often agricultural lands
Edge Cities
Self-sufficient Urban Villages that often develop at Highway exits and are part of larger Metropolitan complex
Suburban Sprawl
the expansion of Housing and Commercial developments in the urban periphery