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- 1. Eastern United States, Mexico, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and East Asia. These regions are hte leaders in inudstry and therefore significant to geography.
- 3. a material used to produce heat or power by burning. Important when considering a industry's location.
- 4. Is a form of tourism that appeals to hte ecologicallyu and socially conscious individuals. Importance is that helps some countries thrive.
- 5. A period in the 18th and 19th century where great advances were made in agriculture, manufacturing, and transportation in Britain, which eventually spread throughout theworld causing global industrialization. It is important in geogrphy because it is one of hte most significant deveolpments in industrialization and helps explain how we got to where we are today.
- 6. an index of development
- 7. areas communities have set aside for industrial uses
- 12. Is a process in which the emission of infrared radiation by the atmosphere warms a planet's surface.
- 14. The location where a balance between lowest land costs and lowest transportation costs is achieved. It is important because it explainsthe location of many businesses, particularly those in industry.
- 17. When a country, formerly industrial, reverts to a stage of dependency.
- 18. Refers to the land surrounding the central area. Important because it is a key term when discussing strategy and importance in the world.
- 20. Growth of the economy is not uniform over the entire region. Important to economist growth theories.
- 21. the pressence of noxious substances in the air that we breathe
- 24. Industrial region or industrial area refers to a region with extremely dense industry. It is usually heavily urbanized.
- 25. Seperation o findustrial ties opposite of Agglomeration. Importance: Important to understanding why the economy does what it does.
- 26. dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc
- 27. is a general term for an industry that can be placed and located at any location without affect from factors such as resources or transport.
- 28. Refers to hte central areas of a country. Significant because it is a key term when discussing strategy and importance in the world.
- 29. A collective term that refers to public works such as a system of highways, railroads, and airportsw. It is important to geography bevause it describes varioussystems that play key roles in bigger topics, such as transportation's influence on idustrial development patterns.
- 30. consolidates all individuals from all business units into a single organization, run centrally, and utilized by each business unit.
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- 2. The theory that profit of a business is maximized by choosing a location where production costs are lowest as well as land is cheapest and the distance from the market is the smallest. This is important to geography because it is used to describe why many businesses choose their locations in a given area and is key for describing complicated dynamics of industry.
- 8. The cooperation of specialized tasks to produce one product more efficiently It is significant bevause it deals with a type of production used in idustry.
- 9. The relative proportion of labor used in production compared in capital. It is key in geography bevause it isused to describethe amoutn of wrok to each employee which speaks to the overall efficiency of a business.
- 10. the improvment in material conditions of a place as a result of diffusion of technology and knowledge
- 11. classification of one as male or female
- 13. The products that are produced and shipped to another country. This is very common as production costs in other countries is often cheaper, which explains why a country would import a product rather than produce it themselves.
- 15. Is a trading post where merchandise can be imported and exported without paying import duties, alternative energy.
- 16. International economic arrangements where colonial powers maintain control of colonies and dependencies after WWII.
- 19. Expenses that do not change in proportion to the activity of a business.
- 22. Based on environmental considerations and the cost effectiveness of the location for the Industry
- 23. The segment of a nations economy that is concerned iwth the production of goods and services. It is important to geography bevause it is one of hte three main types of business, along with agriculture and goods and services.