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World Development Regions
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Regional development clue asked and must choose correct location on a given map.
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During Cold War, was considered two separate regions (East & West)
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Coffee, tea, and fruits are exported to MDCs-instead of focusing on domestic foods.
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After dissolve of Soviet Union (USSR), rapidly converted to market economy & struggled.
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Region's economic and political problems are a legacy of the colonial era.
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Specialize in high-quality, high-value products. Sells for cheaper overseas than at home.
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Region currently suffers from serious internal cultural disputes and terrorism (Arab Spring)
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Former British colonies with small populations, are MDCs, but located in peripheral areas.
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World leader in phone servicing (customer relations).
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Region's population is heavily located along
South Atlantic Coast
in large urban areas.
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Region produces a large % of the world's palm oil, coconut oil, rubber, & natural fibers.
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Under communism, had a centrally planned economy.
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MDC region that is increasingly tied to Japan and other Asian countries economies-(neighbors)
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One of 4 high-HDI regions, but with a very different culture than the rest.
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Must import most its goods, but produces the most petroleum in the world.
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Has the world's 4th largest economy (
India
) behind U.S., China, and Japan.
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Mostly part of former Soviet Union. Two countries are petroleum leaders (Iran, Kazakhstan).
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Region's tropical climate limits cultivation of most grains.
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Contains a large amount of world's tin. Rice is main export food.
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Became the world's largest consumer market and manufacturer.
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Region is a largest exporter of clothing and textiles because of cheap labor.
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World leader in mining and mineral wealth.
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Finances infrastructure development through its petroleum production.
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Development is limited by mountain ranges and islands.
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Large areas of tropical rain forest are being destroyed to sell timber for agriculture.
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World's leading food exporter.
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Asian civil wars and foreign invasion made this region fall behind in development.
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2/3rds of people live in rural areas. Frequently suffer from famine, epidemics, floods.
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Leading producer of jute, peanuts, sugar cane, tea, uranium, bauxite, rice, wheat.
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Uses petroleum money to promote revolutions against western development and ideals.
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Elimination of economic/political barriers makes this region the wealthiest per capita in world
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Highest % of people living in poverty, poor health, and poor education.
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HDI suffers because of a high, high-school dropout rate.
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Half-century of war hindered development. Wars of containment fought here. Vietnam!
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Holds the largest tertiary sector in the world.
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Focuses its resources on rigorous educational systems.
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Western section of region provides high-value goods, insurance, banking, luxury vehicles.
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Economic weakness is a result of poor performance in management and quality control.
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Desert can only sustain sparse amount of plant life in this region-Once called the Middle East.
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World's largest consumer of steel, copper, coal, and cement.
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Recently lost its dominance in steel, auto manufacturing industries.
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Soils generally poor due to heat and humidity and its rapidly deteriorating soil nutrients.
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Islam is the religion for 95% of this region and religion permeates daily economic life.
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Only semi-perphery country in the region is South Africa.
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Includes the "Stan" countries and is home to a country with the lowest HDI (Afghanistan).
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Has world's highest rate of natural increase, and least amount of food to feed peeps.
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Low wages paid here. Results in driving down wages in other LDC regions in order to compete.
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Provides entertainment, mass media, sports, and leisure equipment.
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World's second largest economy. Soon, if not already, overtaking the 1st.
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Unfavorable ratio of population to resources (extreme), yet remains an MDC.
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2nd highest population, resources limited as result. Beneficiary of the Green Revolution.
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Low level of literacy among women is reason why HDI remains low.
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Least favorable region for economic development, but China is trying here anyway.
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2nd largest
consumer
of petroleum behind the U.S.A.
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World's largest population and produces most consumer products.
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Large income inequality. Wealthy families control land and rent it to individual farmers.
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Includes a region with the most landlocked states.
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