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Economic geography quiz for AP Human Geography
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What countries hold a comparative advantage in the production of consumer goods?
Core countries since they require a highly skilled workforce
Peripheral countries since the climate is goodfor factories
Peripheral countries due to low wages
Peripheral countries since people there work harder
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Gross Domestic Product is best described as...
Total value of goods & services produced at home & abroad
Total value of goods & services produced within a country
Total value of commodities produced at home & abroad -loss
Total value of commodities produced within a country - loss
3
A place where products switch forms of transport, usually from boat to rail, is known as..
A bulk changing locale
A world city
a break of bulk point
A bulk reducing facility
4
Bulk-reducing industries like steel , shoe, or gasoline production locate factories
in the periphery to take advantage of low wages
Are market oriented so locate factories near the consumer
anywhere, they are footloose firms
Are raw materials oriented so locate factories near them
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The key difference between a conglomerate and a transnational corporation (TNC) is...
there isn't - they are essentially synonyms
conglomerates are only located within one state
conglomerates are madeup of many firms while TNCs are just 1
transnationals by definition have locations in many states
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bulk-gaining industries, such as bread, potato chips, and soft drink bottling locate factories
Are market oriented so locate factories near the consumer
in the periphery to take advantage of low wages
anywhere, they are footloose firms
Are raw materials oriented so locate factories near them
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This model argues that MDCs exploit LDCs and divides the world between core & peripheral states
Rostow's stages of development
The international trade model
Wallenstein's World Systems
the demographic transition model
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The grouping of similar businesses who are seeking to exploit the same resource is known as...
Agglomeration
Centrilaization
Aligatornation
Ancillary Activity
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Gross National Product is best described as...
Total value of goods & services produced at home & abroad
Total value of commodities produced at home & abroad -loss
Total value of commodities produced within a country - loss
Total value of goods & services produced within a country
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and mining are all in this sector
Tertiary
Quaternary/Quinary
Secondary
Primary
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A country seeking self-sufficiency will likely...
Have high tariffs and make it difficult to export goods
Demand fair working conditions and pay
seek out trading partners to bolster their development
Fail in the modern world system
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This model argues that development follows sequential stages and will occur in every country
Rostow's stages of development
The international trade model
the demographic transition model
Wallenstein's World Systems
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Fast-food industries tend to open many locations in towns experiencing agglomeration b/c they..
have a responsibility to feed the hungry
are looking to beat their competition
Are taking advantage of the same resources
are ancillary activities
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Footloose industries..
Often move to decrease spatially variable costs
Tend to also be cottage industries
Have become less common due to the advent of the internet
Can locate anywhere due toa light weight or valuable product
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Factories located on a border or along the coast that ship goods to another country are often
break of bulk points
export processing zones
offshore financial centers
outsourcing centers
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Deindustrialization has been occurring recently in many core countries, today those regions are
known as sun belts for their many technopoles
known as rust belts due to the ageing infrastructure
known to attract poverty tourism
known as economic backwaters for their relative stagnation
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this type of tourism focuses on the natural environment
Historical tourism
Ecotourism
Dark Tourism
Adventure Tourism
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Net National Product is best described as...
Total value of commodities produced within a country - loss
Total value of goods & services produced within a country
Total value of commodities produced at home & abroad -loss
Total value of goods & services produced at home & abroad
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Net Domestic Product is best described as...
Total value of commodities produced at home & abroad -loss
Total value of goods & services produced within a country
Total value of goods & services produced at home & abroad
Total value of commodities produced within a country - loss
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Which of the following can we expect to be around for centuries
Oil
Coal
Natural Gas
Haters
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S.E. Asian cities like Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, & S Korea have developed primarily through
Sustainable Development Model
The Fair Trade Model
International Trade Model
The Self-Sufficiency Model
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Which of the following is NOT a renewable resource
Solar
Wind
Coal
Hydroelectric
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Coal and proximity to navigable waterways were/are practically a requirement for...
The initial industrial revolution in England(along w Europe)
the mechanization of labor
Economic development
The industrial revolution in China in the 1970s
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A country utilizing the international trade route of development will most likely...
Demand fair working conditions and pay
find states w. whom they havea highdegree of complimentarity
Fail in the modern world system
Have high tariffs and make it difficult to export goods
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Islands of development are best described as
Areas where economic development has been slow
areas where the development of technologies are important
Ultramodern citiesthat boast great wealth and infrastructure
areas that TNCs are located, along w. economic polarization
