APHG Unit 7 Economics & Development

What did Alfred Weber select as the critical determinant of regional industrial location?

Fast, flexible production of small lots with outsourcing around the world is referred to as:

The type of manufacturing that is more likely to be located in periphery countries is

The most important locational factor for the service sector is

Weber underestimated the importance of _____ in his theory of Least Cost Theory

In _____ processes in the commodity chain involve technology, education, R&D, and high wages.

Rostow would say that countries being at different stages of development is a function of 

The principal structuralist alternative to Rostow’s model of economic development is known as

Rostow’s model, developed in the early 1960s, was based upon the experience of

In which major world manufacturing country does industry not lie near sources of raw material?

Which of the classifications of economic activity must locate where the resources are found?

Desertification in Africa is a particular problem as ____ of the continent is arid or semiarid.

When Nigeria, Pakistan & Brazil established post-colonial capitals, they moved away from

GNP measures the total value of goods & services produced by a country.  It is standardized by 

Mexico has established EPZs with special arrangements for foreign firms. These are known as

In peripheral countries it is not unusual for hotels in tourist areas to be owned by

Which is not a factor in calculating transportation costs?

Subsistence forms of agriculture in peripheral areas produce little in the way of

Which country is almost completely dependent upon imported oil/natural gas?

Which of the following would be a "brick and mortar" industry?

Modern ideas of development are related to the

Over 50% of the goods entering Europe come through two ports in 

The increase in time and cost with distance is referred to as

Which Asian nation has a per capita GNP above the world average?

Which of the following would be the most "footloose" industry?

Which would be classified as a "just in time" industry

Which of the following has the highest per capita GNP?

The continuation of economic dependence even after political independence is referred to as

Core area agriculture is characterized by

"Silicon Valley" is the best known technopole.  A similar cluster of high-tech industry    

A large component of survival in countries with low per capita GNP is

Technopoles can be found in a number of countries. Which is not a region where they would be?

If a number of enterprises all develop in, or move to, the same area the factor is called

Wallerstein would say that countries being at different stages of development is a function of

People working in the ___________ sector have high levels of knowledge or technical skills.

Mass production of standardized goods using assembly line techniques is referred to as

____ give loans to poor people, preferably women, to encourage development of small businesses.