APHG Unit 7: Industry + Economic Development

Which production system is most likely utilized by an automobile manufacturer?

Dependency Theory

low RNI

World Systems Theory

Which of the following sectors is LEAST likely to dominate the economy of core countries?

This region accounted for nearly 80% of the industrial output of the early years of the Industrial Revolution.

"self-sufficiency is the answer"

Stages of Economic Growth

Which economic organization is pictured below?

low GDP

Which production system is most likely utilized by a bakery?

GII = .56

Social Measure of Development

Concept of outsourcing is fundamentally based on the Comparative Advantage principle

Which of the following regions gets the highest percentage of its GDP from agriculture?

Which production system is most likely utilized by a call center?

"industrialization is the answer"

Maquiladoras provide which of the following benefits to producers?

Self-Sufficiency Model

The largest sector of the economy in Post-Industrial countries is

The industrialization of China has had which of the following impacts on the global economy?

exploited for agricultural labor

locations for EPZs

Which economic organization is pictured below?

Most products that are produced in Maquiladoras are sent to consumers in which country?

characterized by High Mass Consumption

US high tech companies have been __________ many of their manufacturing jobs to NICs.

Using Core-Periphery model, which best describes: South Africa, Brazil and India?

Agglomeration is best described as a collection of companies/industries that share costs and customers.

Modernization Model

Which of the following is typically not a characteristic of LDC's?

According to the HDI which of the following would be considered a social measurement of dev.?

All of the following are true of fossil fuels except

Which industry is most likely to outsource jobs to another country because of cheaper labor costs?

Economic Measure of Development

GEM = .92

Core-Periphery Model

Which of the following is the best example of a bulk-gaining industry?

Weber's Least Cost Theory is used to decide what element of production?

"everyone can reach maximum development"

Which of the following is the best example of a bulk-reducing industry?

exploitated for manufacturing labor

An individual in rural China is most likely employed in which sector of the economy?

Which economic organization is pictured below?

"exploitation prevents progress"

The last stage of development of Rostow’s model is Drive to Maturity.

Which stage of the DTM is most associated w/the industrialization of a country’s economy?

In China, Russia & India which of the following sectors of the economy is losing the most workers?

Which economic organization is pictured below?

During the 1800s Industrial Revolution, the most important fuel source for manufacturing was

On a global scale, in which of the following sectors do most people work?

Which of the following countries has the highest overall HDI ranking?