Environmental Manager: a person who monitors and protects natural resources- usually

hired by environmental protection agencies, private companies, and/or government.

Contiguous zone: area in which countries are in actual contact: touching along a
boundary or at a point.
Gentrification: the process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle
class of affluent people into deteriorating areas.
Migration: -to move from one country, place or locality to another.
-pass form one region/climate to another for feeding or breeding.
-change position in an organism or substance
Decentralization:
1. The disperse of functions and powers-delegation of power from a central
authority to local authorities.
2. The retribution of population and industry from urban centers to outlying areas.
Mesa:
A land formation that has a flat area on the top and steep walls- usually occurs in dry
areas.
Geomorphology:
A scientific field that investigates how land forms are formed on Earth and other planets.
Mercado Projection: A conformal map projection in the usual case of which meridians are
drawn parallel to each other and the parallels of latitude are straight lines who distance
from each other increases with their distance from the equator.
Limited Government(Basic): Basic principle of the American system of government; that
government is limited in what it may do, and each individual has certain rights that
government cannot take away.
Anarchy: total absence of government.
Interim Government: Government set up to serve during the transition from previous
government.
Jus Sol: Acquisition of American citizenship at birth in the United States the “land of the
soil,” where born.
Isolation: Basic part of American foreign policy until world war II; a policy of refusing to
become generally involved in world affairs.
Grass Roots: Or of from the common people; the average voter; used to describe opinions
and pressure on public policy.
Area Specialists: Person who possesses a high degree of expertise in a particular part of
the world (Latin Americanist, Africanist, etc…)
Location Analyst: A person who identifies the factors that affect (for better or worse) the
success of a particular business, evaluates the viability or prospective sites with respect to
those factors and recommend a site to decision makers.
Executive Agreement:
-Pact made of the president with the head of a foreign state: a binding international
agreement with force of law but which does not require senate consent.
Ideological Party: Political party based on a particular set of beliefs, a comprehensive
view of social, economic and political matters.
Ambassador: a personal representative appointed by head of nation to represent nation in
matters of diplomacy.