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