APHG ch. 15, 16, & 17
Which is most responsible for deindustrialization in highly developed countries
low wages in developing countries
Silicon Valley is an example of a technopole because it
is a center for developing new ideas that generate growth
Modernization models of economic development suggest that
it is possible for all countries to reach a high level of economic development
All are stages of Rostow's Stages of Economic Growth model EXCEPT
late expanding
Which feature is typical of a postindustrial landscape?
A corporate research park
Based upon Wallerstein's World Systems Theory, which of the following countries best fits the description of a peripheral country
Mali
Which statement best describes the darker shaded region in the above map
The region is known as the rust belt because of the many closed factories in it
Which question would most likely be studied using the Gini Index
Whether the income distribution influences economic growth
Which statement about the employment of men and women in EPZs is most clearly supported by the graph above
Women make up the vast majority of each country's secondary sector employees
Which statement best demonstrates why purchasing power parity is useful in comparing income and wealth in various countries
a pair of blue jeans that cost $27 in Pakistan cost $40 in Laos
Which is the best example of the footloose activity
a real estate office
Silicon Valley in Northern California is famous as the home to many businesses that produce high-tech products or serve high-tech companies
agglomeration economies
Which phase best describes what is shown in the photo
an urban brownfeild
Which reason explains why, according to Weberian analysis, an assembly plant is most likely to be located at an intermediate location approximately at D?
automobiles are a weight-gain industry made up of multiple parts
Which is the best description of the countries shown on the map in the darker shade
core countries
The main benefit for countries that host Export Processing Zones is that these zones
create thousands of relatively high-paying jobs for their citizens
The country shown in the pie graph is probably a
developed country
The two categories that have the largest degree of gender inequality are in the areas of
economy and politics
The EPZs found in Mexico are known as
maquiladoras
The shift of manufacturing within the United States to the South can be explained by all of the following traits of the South EXCEPT
more government regulations
The diagram shows the concept of
multiplier effect
Fishing, farming, forestry, and mining are considered part of which economic sector
primary
Which person is more likely to work in a front office than a back office
the chief executive for a large corporation
This image represents the concept of
the substitution principle
