GAP Unit 7

Which of the following best explains a benefit of membership in the European Union?

Which of the following best describes Alfred Weber’s analysis of location decisions?

If a manufacturing company uses a weight-losing raw material for its finished product, then most likely the company will

Even a wealthy country with few women in government COULD have a ___ GII!

“Here, we unload goods from ships and load them onto trains,” said the dockmaster.

In developed countries, employment is currently increasing in the

As development occurs, the number of jobs in the ___ sector increases as manufacturing become the main source of GDP

“All countries go through five stages of economic growth—from traditional farming to modern mass consumption!”

Economic activities that involve lumbering, fishing, mining, and agriculture, are called

Principles of free trade/no tarrifs/trading unions, etc

knowledge based research jobs

The core-periphery (World Systems) model describes the

The value of total output of goods and services in a year in a country is its

The high-tech firms of Silicon Valley in California are clustered together to take advantage of

A clustering of doctor’s offices and pharmacies near hospitals is BEST explained by the benefits of

Ecotourism!

The state of Florida earns greater revenues from the export of oranges than does the state of Georgia. WHY?

The maquiladoras of northern Mexico are

A member of the president's national security advisors would work in the _____ sector.

 Core countries ____, and periphery countries become dependent on exporting raw _____.”

A paper plant would wish to locate

Economic complementarities between two places tend to

The OPPOSITE of those Neoliberal principles

Producers of automobiles select locations primarily because of access to

Core-periphery models are generally based on the idea that