The Elements of Culture
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 state | independent unit that occupied specific territory and has control of internal and external affairs |
| nation | group of people with common culture living in territory and having strong sense of unity |
| nation-state | nation and state occupy same territory |
| stateless nation | nation that has no territory |
| communism | economic system, all political power, and means of production held by government (ie. North Korea, Afghanistan) |
| landlocked | country surrounded by land with no direct outlet to sea |
| urban geography | study of how people use space in cities |
| suburbs | political units touching borders of central city |
| exurbs | smaller towns with open land between them and central city |
| metropolitan area | city, suburbs, and exurbs link together economically |
| megalopolis | several metropolitan areas grow together (ie. Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C.) |
| urbanization | rise in number of cities and changes in lifestyle that result |
| land use patterns | residential, industrial, commercial |
| central business district (CBD) | core of city based on commercial activity |
| economy | production and exchange of goods and services among group of people |
| traditional economy | goods and services traded without exchanging money |
| command economy | production of goods and services determined by government |
| market economy | production of goods and services determined by demand from consumers |
| mixed economy | combination of command and market economies provides goods and services so all people benefit |
| primary activities | gathering raw materials for immediate use (ie. timber) |
| secondary activities | adding value to materials by changing form (ie. cars) |
| tertiary activities | providing business or professional services (ie. teachers, doctors, salespeople) |
| quaternary activities | provide information, management, and research services by highly-trained persons |
| natural resources | materials on or in earth that have economic value (ie. trees, fish, coal) |
| renewable sources | can be replaced through natural processes (ie. trees, seafood) |
| non-renewable sources | cannot be replaced once they have been removed from ground (ie. gold, sulfur, fossil fuels, petroleum) |
| inexhaustible energy sources | used for producing power, unlimited in quantity (ie. wind, sunlight, geothermal energy, tides) |
| infrastructure | basic support systems needed to keep economy going |
| Gross Nation Product (GNP) | total value of all goods and service produced by country over a year |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | total value of all goods and services produced within a country |
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