APHG General Knowledge - Mostly Development

Which of the following might best characterize the Maquiladora districts in Mexico

• Special Economic Zones (SEZ)
• Export Processing Zones (EPZ)
• Islands of Development
• Trade Districts

The Brandt Line might best relate to which of the following ideas?

• Rostow's Ladder
• Location of Alpha World Cities
• Divisions in First and Second World States
• Wallerstein's Core-Periphery Model

Which of the following might be considered a semi-periphery country?

• The United States of America
• Lesotho
• Russia
• France

• Weber's Least Cost Theory
• Nash Equilibrium
• Losch's Zone of Profitability
• Hotelling's Locational Interdependence Theory

Which of the following countries has the largest natural gas reserves?

• Cuba
• Russia
• Mexico
• South Africa

The mining of rare earth metals in Sub-saharan Africa for electronic products consumed in Europe and North America best reflects

• Dependancy Ratio
• High Mass Consuption
• Irredentism
• Neocolonialism

Which of the following is not a stage on Rostow's Ladder.

• Takeoff
• Drive to Maturity
• High Mass Maturity
• Traditional

• Break of Shipping Point
• Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
• Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
• Break of Bulk Point

Which method of transportation might be most energy efficient

• Train
• Ship
• Airplane
• Truck

• Tertiary Sector
• Secondary Sector
• Primary Sector
• Quaternary Sector