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Movement in Geography - Coggle Diagram
Movement in Geography
Urbanization: The population shift from rural areas or country sides to urban areas or cities. Denver is an urban area.
Creative destruction: when newer, more efficient things are created, and they replace older things.
For example, Iphones have been developed and improved, and now the first Iphones aren't available.
Favela: A favela is a poor, small town-like place in Brazil. Particularly in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.
Favelas are often run by gangs 
Infrastructure: The structures and facilities cities need to be livable
For example, roads, schools, highways, parks.
Megacity: A megacity is a really big city. The population is usually around 10 million.
Tokyo, Shanghai, and Mexico City are all Mega Cities
Primate City: A Primate City as a population that is twice as much as the next biggest city in the country
Bangkok is a primate city.
Rural: More country-like/less like a city. A rural area is an area that's not a city. Like a countryside or in the mountains
Urban: Urban is the opposite of rural. It's a quality a city has. Cities and the area around them are urban areas
Gentrification: When a poor city or town changes/improves because wealthier people are moving in and bringing money with them.
Some people are against gentrification because it forces poorer residents to move.
Vancouver, Canada: Vancouver is one of the best examples of gentrification. After the closing of the Woodward's Department Store, the Downtown East side lost a lot of money. Now people are investing money there to improe it. This is helping to improve the city, but it's also pushing out the poorer residents.
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Globalization and Trade: The process by which businesses or organizations scale up their business to operate on an international scale.
Balance of trade: The balance between the value and amount of exports and imports. The US has lots more imports than exports so the US doesn't have the best balance of trade.
Choke Point: A narrow path that connects different regions and bodies of water for trade. The straight of Gibraltar is a choke point.
Exports: Shipping something out of a country (goods that leave a country to be sold elsewhere.). The US top export is food, beverage, and feed, coming in second is oil.
Commodity: A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought or sold. Cocoa beans from Cote d' Ivoire are commodities.
Creative destruction: The process by which newer products replace outdated older ones. Polaroid cameras were replaced by digital cameras.
Container ship: A ship that is designed to carry goods stowed in containers: Container ships were first invented in 1931.
Import: Receiving something from another country. (stuff that comes in to a country.) The top US import is machinery.
Carrying Capacity:The amount or number of things that can be transported in/held in a container. When Container ships were improved and enlarged, carrying capacity increased and this allowed countries/companies to export more at once.
Capital/Investment:When a country invests money into building factories and creating a product to make money. The US invests a lot of money into making cars.
comparative advantage: When a country is able to make/produce a product better than another country.
For example, Cote d'Ivoire can make chocolate better because it's location at the equator makes the climate perfect for making chocolate
Specialization: When a country has a comparative advantage, they specialize in producing the good they have an advantage in making. It's important for each country to have something that sets them apart from the others, but it can also cause them to rely too much on that one product.
Winners/Losers of Globalization: The winners are the countries/people with enough money to control trade and globalization. The losers are the countries/people that get exploited because they're not rich enough to bargain or control other countries. For example, Cote d'Ivoire is a loser of globalization and France is a winner
Global Supply Chain: The distribution of good and services through trans-national companies or how the supply chain is connected through different countries. Car parts for Honda's come from many different countries such as Japan and the US.
Trade: Buying/selling/producing goods with other people. Globalization happens when countries trade with each other. This allows them to get goods from all around the world.
Scarcity: When there isn't a lot of a product or material. This increases its value and allows people looking to sell it to raise their prices.
Fair Trade: Fair trade is an agreement that guarantees a livable wage for workers/farmers that make products for other countries. Buying fair trade over a cheaper product can improve someone's life greatly.
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