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