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9980901536Agricultural HearthLocations where different agricultural practice originated and diffused from.0
9980901537UrbanizationIncrease in the percentage and the number of people living in cities1
9980901538TFR (total fertility rate)the average number of children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years2
9980901539dependency ratioratio of the economically dependent part of the population to the productive part3
9980901540OutsourcingThe physical separation of source economic activities from the main production facility4
9980901541Vernacular regionAn area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity5
9980901542Functional regionA region defined by the particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it6
9980901543Perforated stateA state that completely surrounds another one7
9980901544Landlocked stateLacks a direct outlet to the sea because it is completely surrounded by several other countries8
9980901545Elongated StateA state with a long, narrow shape.9
9980901546Enclavean enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it10
9980901547large-scale mapshows a small land area with a great amount of detail11
9980901548Small-scale mapshows a large area with out much detail12
9980901549GlobalizationThe expansion of economic, political, and cultural practices to the point that they become global13
9980901550Lingua francaA language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people of different native languages14
9980901551IsoglossA boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate.15
9980901552Language branchA collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago16
9980901553Folk cultureTraditionally practiced primarily by small, homogeneous groups living in isolated rural areas17
9980901554Popular cultureCulture found in large, heterogeneous societies that share certain habits18
9980901555Centripetal forceForce that being people together19
9980901556Centrifugal forceThings that break people apart20
9980901557AssimilationWhen people lose their own cultural differences such as dress and speech when they come in contact with another culture21
9980901558Bulk-gaining industryAn industry in which the final product weighs more or comprises a greater volume than the inputs.22
9980901559Bulk-reducing industryAn industry in which the final product weighs less or comprises a lower volume than the inputs.23
9980901560HDI (Human Development Index)a measure of a country's standard of living, including health and education24
9980901561transnational corporationscompanies that operate factories in countries other than the ones in which they are headquartered25
9980901562Forward cityA relocated city because of economic or strategic reasons26
9980901563World cityDominant city in terms of its role in the global political economy not because of its population27

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