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2.7 WRAP-UP & REVIEW VOCAB: PRE WRITE: REVIEW: UNIT 2 TEST – A= Tu 10/13 – B= W 10/14
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INFRASTRUCTURE Facilities and systems needed for modern living: – utilities (electricity, clean water, sewage, waste disposal, etc.), – transportation (roads, railroads, ports, etc.), – communication (phones, internet, etc.), – healthcare (health clinics, hospitals, laboratories, etc.) – education (K-12, college, job training, etc.) The basic building blocks for a country to have a strong economy
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SUBSISTANCE ACTIVITY When a family is only able to produces enough food, clothing and shelter for their own needs This is the MAIN economic activity throughout less developed countries
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COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE Large scale farming/ranching, to sell for a profit, often beyond the local area Found in both newly industrialized and more developed countries.
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COTTAGE INDUSTRY Small scale production, often done in one’s home, for sale in the local area Found everywhere, but more common in less developed countries
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COMMERCIAL INDUSTRY Large scale production, usually in a factory, to be sold beyond the local area Found in both newly industrialized and more developed countries.
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URBAN URBAN – characteristics of living in a city
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RURAL RURAL 1) 1) characteristics of living in the country 2) 2) related to agriculture
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STANDARD of LIVING The level of wealth, comfort, material goods and necessities available to a certain socioeconomic class in a certain geographic area.
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SUBURB A district lying immediately outside a city or town, especially a smaller residential community.
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– A city continually expands on the edges, usually with little planning, often reducing land for farming and wildlife. URBAN SPRAWL
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RURAL vs URBAN SUMATRA (an island in the country of Indonesia) is approximat ely 80% RURAL SINGAPORE (city-state at the tip of the Malay Peninsula) is considered to be 100% URBAN
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Sumatra (RURAL) Singapore (URBAN)
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DENSE DENSE – packed tightly together, crowded
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SPARSE SPARSE – few, spread out
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GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) Total value of all the goods (stuff) and services (help) produced in a country over a year Total value of all the goods (stuff) and services (help) produced in a country over a year. Tells you whether a country’s economy is going up or down. Tells you whether a country’s economy is going up or down.
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PER CAPITA GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) NOT Total value of all the goods (stuff) and services (help) produced by an average person in a country over a year (NOT how much they earn). This tells you if a country has high-skilled or low-skilled workers.
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PER CAPITA INCOME The average income a person would make in a country Tells you how wealthy/poor an average citizen is
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