Vocab 11 Flashcards
Ideographic Writing
A writing system in which each symbol represents not a sound but rather a concept
Disapora
The scattering of a particular group of people over a vast geographic area
Urban Primacy
A state in which a disproportionately large city dominates the urban system and in the center of economic political and cultural life
Tonal language
Language in which the same set of basic sounds may have very different meanings depending on the pitch in which they are uttered
Anthropogenic landscape
an area that has been heavily transformed by human activities
Pollution Exporting
The shipping of waste abroad for disposal, or constructing highly polluting factories abroad
Sediment Load
Clay, silt and sand suspended in the water of rivers or other flowing
Regulatory Lakes
Reservoirs into which surplus water is diverted during periods of high water in order to reduce flooding downstream
Geomancy
The traditional Chinese and Korean practice of designing buildings in accordance with the principles of cosmic harmony and discord that supposedly course through the local topography
Laissez-faire
Economic system characterized by little governmental control
Confucianism
The philosphical system developed by a Chinese philosopher in the 6th century; it has played a role in Chinese culture ever since
Samurai
The warrior class of traditional Japan. After 1600, their military role declined as they assumed administrative positions, but their military ethos remained alive until the class was abolished in 1868
Central Place Theory
A theory used to explain the distribution of cities, and the relationships between different cities, based on retail marketing
Autonomous Region
In the context of China, provinces that have been granted a certain degree of political and cultural freedom from centralized authority, owing to the fact that they contain large numbers of non-Han people
Marxism
The philosophy that promotes the necessity of a socialist economic system run through a central planning agency
