AP Human, unit 5,6,7 Flashcards

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Agriculture

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purposeful cultivation of plant for raising animals to produce goods for survival

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Subsistence Agriculture

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when farmers grow food and raise livestock for survival and their family’s consumption

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Commercial Agriculture

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when farmers grow crops and raise livestock for profit to sell to customers

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Bid-Rent Theory

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explains how land value determines how a farmer will use the land

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Intensive Agriculture

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system of cultivation using large amounts of labor and capital relative to an area

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Monoculture

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the agriculture system of planting one crop or raising one type of animal annually

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Plantation Agriculture

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large scale commercial farming of one crop grown for markets often distant from the plantation

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Extensive Agriculture

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system of cultivation using small amounts of labor and capital in relation to the area being farmed

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Domestication

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effort to grow plants and animals, making them adapt to human demands and using selective breeding to develop desirable characteristics

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GMOs(genetically modified organism)

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plant or animal in which one or more changes have been made to their genome

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Infrastructure

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basic structure of services needed to support agricultural and industrial economic development

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Dual Agricultural Economy

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an economy with two agricultural sectors that have differents levels of technology and patterns of demand

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Agribusiness

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economic and political relationships that organize food production for commercial purposes

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Vertical Integration

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a single entity controls the entire process of a product

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Tariffs

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taxes on items leaving or entering a country

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Cash Crop

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crop made specifically to be sold to make as much money as possible

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Deforestation

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destruction of forests by human means

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Agricultural Landscapes

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the land that is farmed on and where people choose to put their fields

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Reservoirs

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common source of irrigation, such as lakes

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Aquifers

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large underground area of permeable rock that contains or allows water to pass through

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Salinization

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when soil in an arid climate is made available for agricultural production using irrigation

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Debt-For-Nature Swap

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purchasing foreign debt, turning that debt into local currency, and using the proceeds to fund conservation activities

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Biotechnology

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technology that uses living organisms to modify products, plants, or animals and develop microorganisms for the purposes

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Precision Agriculture

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farming management concept that uses technology to observe, measure, and respond to variability in crops

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Food Insecurity

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not having access to nutritional meals

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Food Security

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availability to nutritious, sufficient, and safe food

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Economy of Scale

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the reduction in the per unit cost of production as the volume of production increases

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mixed crop and livestock systems

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agricultural systems that involve the production of crops and livestock on the same land

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genetically modified organism (GMO)-

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Crops whos genetic makeup had been altered to encourage positive traits and eliminate negative ones

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First Agricultural Revolution

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shift from nomadic gathering lifestyle to settled farming community

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Third Agricultural Revolution

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-hybridization and genetic engineering of products and the increased use of fertilizers and pesticides

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Second Agricultural Revolution

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technological and social innovation in agriculture, introduction to new technologies and techniques that increased crop yields (20th century)

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fair trade

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concept used in developing countries to create sustainability

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market gardening

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Smale scale production of fruits and vegetables sold as cash crops directly to local consumers

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Transhumance

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seasonal movement of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures

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Mixed-Use Development (MUD)

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-planning and construction of buildings that combine a variety of residential and commercial uses in one space

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Transportation-Oriented Development

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planning and construction of communities in greater density around or close to public transport stations

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Smart-Growth Policies

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urban planning strategies that promote sustainable and balanced development, focusing on compact, mixed-use communities with accessible transportation options

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New Urbanism

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seeks to encourage local community development and sustainable growth in an urban area

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Slow Growth Cities

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urban communities where the planners have put into place smart growth initiatives to decrease the rate at which the city grows horizontally to avoid the adverse affects of sprawl

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Blockbusting

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real estate agents convince white property owners to sell their houses at low prices because of fear that persons of color will soon move into the neighborhood

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Redlining

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financial institutions and other organizations deny or limit financial services, insurance, or other resources to residents of certain areas

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Filtering

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process of change in the use of a house, from single-family owner to abandonment

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Zones of Abandonment

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lack of jobs, big declines in land value and falling demand can cause properties to become abandoned, extending even to entire neighborhoods

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Eminent Domain urban Area

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The authority of a government to take private property when doing so serves the publics interests

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Metropolitan Area

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all the areas surrounding a city that can be said to have a high-level of economic or social integration with the city

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Urban Sprawl

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the expansion of cities and urban areas into surrounding rural or undeveloped land

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Edge City

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city that has arisen very recently in a comparatively short space of time

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Boomburg

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a suburban area experiencing significant growth in population and prosperity

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Exurb

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residential, prosperous, but rural areas beyond the suburbs

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Infill

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process by which population density in an urban center is increased by building on waste land or underused land

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Range

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the maximum distance people are willing to travel to get a product or service

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Threshold

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The minimum number of people needed to meet the needs of an industry

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Megacity

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an urban or metropolitan area which has a population over 10 million people

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Metacity

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urban areas with over 20 million people and are ranked by population size

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Agglomeration

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occurs when many different companies, within the same industry, set up their offices in the same area

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Break-of-Bulk Point

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A break-of-bulk point is a location where the transfer of goods from one mode of transportation to another takes place

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Bulk-Reducing Industry

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An industry in which the final product weighs less or comprises a lower volume than the inputs

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Bulk-Gaining Industry

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An industry in which the final product weighs more or comprises a greater volume than the inputs

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Dual Economies

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the existence of two separate economic sectors within one country, divided by different levels of development, technology, and different patterns of demand

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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a total accounting of a nation’s output, including all expenditures, revenues, and profits

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Industrial Revolution

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A period of rapid development of industry that started in Great Britain in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

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Least-Cost Theory

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suggests that all major corporations make their decisions about where to house their production and manufacturing facilities based on the least possible combination of costs

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Primary Sector

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jobs directly related to the extraction of the Earth’s natural resources

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Quaternary Sector

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the industry based on human knowledge which involves technology, information, financial planning, research, and development

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Quinary Sector

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the highest level of economic activity, which involves the decision-making and policy-making that drives the other sectors of the economy

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Raw Materials

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Unprocessed natural products used in production

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Secondary Sector

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the part of the economy involved in manufacturing and processing raw materials obtained from primary sectors into finished products

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Tertiary Sector

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anything that has to do with the sale or exchange of goods

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Commodity Dependence

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When peripheral economies rely too heavily on the export of raw materials, which places them on unequal terms of exchange with more-developed countries that export higher-value goods

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Dependency Theory

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holds that LDCs are highly dependent on foreign factories and technologies from MDCs to provide employment and infrastructure

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Formal Sector

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the total value of goods and services globally produced by a country’s citizens in a year, divided by the country’s population

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Gender Development Index (GDI)

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measuresgender inequalities in the achievement of keydimensions of human development

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Gender Inequality Index (GII)

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a composite metric of gender inequality using three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market

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Gross National Income (GNI)

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the total amount of money earned by a nation’s people and businesses

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Gross National Product (GNP)

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the total monetary value, in US dollars, of all the goods, services, and investments produced by a country in a year

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Human Development Index (HDI)

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measures the status of life in any given place based off of life expectancy, education levels, and income per capita

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Informal Sector

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those workers who are self employed, or who work for those who are self employed

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Labor-Market Participation (LMP)

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rate that measures an economy’s active labor force, calculated by taking the sum of all employed workers divided by the working age of the population

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Microloan

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small loans provided to individuals or small businesses

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Export Processing Zone (EPZ)

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areas found in many regions of the developing world

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Fordism

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The manufacturing economy and system derived from assembly-line mass production and the mass consumption of standardized goods

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Free Trade Zone (FTZ)

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allow for goods from foreign countries to be imported without a tariff, that is, without being taxed for the sake of being foreign goods

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Just-in-Time Delivery

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Method of inventory management made possible by efficient transportation and communication systems, whereby companies keep on hand just what they need for near-term production, planning that what they need for longer-term production will arrive when needed

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Multiplier Effect

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Describes the expansion of an area’s economic base as a result of the basic and non-basic industries located there

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Neoliberalism

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economic policies that promote free market principles, such as deregulation , liberalization , and privatization

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Offshore Outsourcing

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process by which companies move industrial jobs to other regions with cheaper labor, leaving the newly region to switch to a service economy and to work through a period of high unemployment

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Post-Fordism

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world economic system characterized by a more flexible set of production practices in which goods are not mass produced

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Special Economic Zone (SEZ)

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specific area within a country in which tax and investment incentives are implemented to attract foreign (and domestic) businesses and investment