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Movement in Geography
Urbanization
Arab Spring: A bunch of protests that was started by a man who lit himself on fire to show how he was being miss treated.
Canada: This is a country in North America. The United States is just South of Canada.
Capital/Investment: the action or process of investing money for profit or material result.
Carrying capacity:the number or quantity of people or things that can be maintained or protected in a single area.
Example: We might be getting close to the Earth's carrying capacity when it comes to population.
China: This is a country that produces lots of things, this country is located in Asia.
Choke point: A point of congestion that cargo ships enter through and exit.
Example: the Panama Canal is a coke point.
Commodity: a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold.
Example: Coffee is a commodity.
Comparative advantage: An economy's ability to produce goods and services at a lower cost than that of trade partners.
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Favela: A community that is poor and where there is not much infrastructure.
Example: There are lots of favelas in Brazil.
Gentrification: The process of renovating or improving a neighborhood or area.
Example: Many towns do this to attract more people.
Globalization: the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence.
Infrastructure: the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities.
Example: Hospitals, Buildings and much more.
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Primate city: the largest city in its country or state. Example: New York city is also a Primate city.
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Specialization: the process of concentrating on and becoming expert in a particular thing.
Example: My soccer coach is specialized in coaching soccer.
Suburban: area is a mixed-use or residential area, existing as part of a city.
Example: Arvada is a suburb of Denver.
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Vancouver: This is a city in Canada.
Globalization and trade
Exports: Goods or services a country sends to another country in return for something.
Example: China exports many things all around the world.
Imports: Goods and services a country gets from another country.
Example: The United States gets goods imported from china and many other countries.
Goods: Merchandise or things that can be traded or sold.
Example: China produces goods they can then trade for services or other goods from other countries.
Balance of trade: the difference in value between a country's imports and exports.
Example: If the United States imported $2 trillion in goods and services and only exported $1 trillion in goods and services than the United States had a trade balance of negative $1 trillion.
Trade: The action of buying or selling goods or services. Example: I can trade a soccer ball for my brothers ice cream.
Winners from Globalization: Two possible groups of people; the very rich and the middle class of emerging market economies.
Services: Helping of doing work for someone or something.
Example: Things like haircuts, mail delivery and car repairs.
Losers from Globalization: People who are in between the 75th and 90th percentile of the global income distribution.
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Globalization: The way a business or organization develop international influence or operating from a international scale.
Example: Google operates all over the world.
Fair trade: A trade where the amount of money is the same as the items value.
Example: Trading a used phone that you bought for $500 for $400.
Migration
Asylum: A type of protection given by a country to a immigrant leaving their country because of some reason.
Example: Lots of people ask for asylum to come to the United States .
Brain Drain: When highly intelligent or highly skilled people leave their home country to embark on new adventures and opportunities.
Documented Immigrant: An immigrant who is documented and legally in a different country.
Example: There are many documented and undocumented immigrants in the United States.
Immigrant: A person who permanently leaves their country to live in a foreign country.
Example: Many immigrants leave their countries in search of more opportunities.
Refugee: A person who is forced to leave their country in order to be safe.
Example: Many refugees leave their country because of war.
Rural to urban migration - Push Factors: When people leave a rural environment in pursuit of finding an urban environment.
Push Factors: poverty, inequitable land distribution, environmental degradation, high vulnerability to natural disasters, and violence.
Rural to urban migration- pull factors: When people leave an urban environment to live in a rural environment.
Pull Factors: better employment and education opportunities, higher income and diverse services.
Undocumented immigrants: An immigrant who is illegally in different countries and doesn't have documents to prove that they are supposed to be in this other country.
Example: There are many undocumented immigrants in the United States from South America.
UNHRC (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees): An organization that helps misplaced people all over the world.
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