Ap human geography chapter 5

Gender equality is related to

All of the above

Economic activities that increase the thereby benefit from agglomeration in particular regions are called

Ancillary activities

The industrial revolution

Began in England in the 18th century.

Globalization

D

Mexico's maquiladoras are examples of

Export-processing zones.

Firms try to locate their production facilities to

Minimize costs and maximize profits.

The _______ is a measure of all good and services for ducted by country and a year, including production from its investment abroad, minus The loss or country in a year or degradation of natural resources capital as a result of productivity

Net National Product

Which of the following are commonly associated with the industrial revolution

New forms of capital investment

Niger's economy is mostly limited to

Primary economic activity

Which of the following regions is NOT AN economic backwater?

Sao Palolo, Brazil

Deindustrialization has had a dramatic impact on which of the following regions?

The Great Lakes

First-tier world cities include

Tokyo, London, and New York

______________ take advantage of geographic differences in wages, labor laws, environmental regulations, Texas, and distribution of natural resources by locating various aspects of their production in different countries.

Transnational

The clustering of financial firm on Wall Street in New York is an example of

agglomeration

Mr. jenstone located his delivery shop in a place near his home so that he can eat lunch with Mrs. gemstone every afternoon

it doesn't matter too much where Mr. jensone put his jewelry shop because it is a footloose industry and as long a viable market exists, he can locate pretty much anywhere.

Rostow's stages-of-development model predicts that each country's economy will progress from

low per-capita incomes to high per-capita incomes and high consumption

The idea that resources should be considered so that people living today can meet their needs without limiting the ability of future generations to do the same is called

sustainable development