Contributors in Geography
Geography
indentured labor
Geography; Geography
Work performed according to a binding contract between two parties. During the early colonial period in America, this often involved long periods of time and a total work commitment.
inertia costs of location
Geography; Geography
Costs borne by an activity because it remains located at its original site, even though the distributions of supply and demand have changed.
international date line
Geography; Geography
A line of longitude generally 180 degrees east and west of the prime meridian. The date is one day earlier to the east of the line.
intervening opportunity
Geography; Geography
The existence of a closer, less expensive opportunity for obtaining a good or service, or for a migration destination. Such opportunities lessen the attractiveness of more distant places.
intracoastal waterway system
Geography; Geography
A U.S. waterway channel, maintained through dredging and sheltered for the most part by a series of linear offshore islands, that extends from New York City to Florida's southern tip and from ...
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