21 Terms
Contributors in Geography
Geography
crop-lien system
Geography; Geography
A farm financing scheme whereby money is loaned at the beginning of a growing season to pay for farming operations, with the subsequent harvest used as collateral for the loan.
cryosphere
Geography; Geography
The ice and snow on the Earth's surface, such as glaciers; sea, lake, and river ice; snow; and permafrost.
culture hearth
Geography; Geography
The area from which the culture of a group diffused (see Hearth).
de facto segregation
Geography; Geography
The spatial and social separation of populations that occurs without legal sanction.
de jure segregation
Geography; Geography
The spatial and social separation of populations that occurs because of legal measures.
